The Biblical Herem, A Window in Israel�s Religious Experience

Author

Stern; Philip D.

Year

2020

Publisher

Brown Judaic Studies

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-94652-798-1

Link

Last Update

29-May-2026

Keywords

Religion ; Jewish Studies

Description

In an investigation of a particular Hebrew practice, which, like the חרם, was encapsulated in a single word, it is traditional to begin by studying its root as it is manifested in the various Semitic languages. Fortunately for the present study, C. H. W. Brekelmans, in his pioneering dissertation published under the name De ḥerem in het Oude Testament (1959), has surveyed in his opening chapter a wide range of Semitic languages with a good deal of acumen. Hence it is not necessary for us to duplicate his work, but merely to supplement it and to reassess the evidence as...