Biblical Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.
Endnote 21 - Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?
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Endnote 18 - Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?
Edward Shorter, “Infanticide in the Past,” review of D. Bakan’s Slaughter of the Innocents: A Study of the Battered Child Phenomenon, in History of Childhood Quarterly I (1973) pp. 178–180; Jean-Claude Peyronnet, “L’Attitude à l’égard du petit enfant et les conduites sexuelles dans la civilisation occidentale, structures anciennes et évolutions,” Annales de démographic historique (1973), pp. 143–210.
Endnote 17 - Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?
According to Roland de Vaux, there is no evidence that the Israelites took this imperative literally. While the first-born may have been “dedicated” to Yahweh, they were not necessarily sacrificed to him as the animals were. See R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1965, pp. 443–44; P. G. Mosca, Child Sacrifice in Canaanite and Israelite Religion, pp. 237–38.
Endnote 16 - Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?
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