This week we continue our look at divination in the Ancient Near East with a closer look at the Urim and Thummim? What are they!? We don't know! But there are a lot of possible interesting options. Today we'll look at what we can learn from the Bible regarding these divination tools and what possible parallels there may be in near eastern archaeology. Let's dig in.
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If you are interested in learning more about this topic we suggest you start here:
Horowitz, Wayne and Victor Hurowitz, “Urim and Thummim in Light of a Psephomancy Ritual from Assur (LKA 137),” JANES 21 (1992): 95-115.
Houtman, C. “The Urim and Thummim: A New Suggestion,” Vetus Testamentum , Apr., 1990, Vol. 40, Fasc. 2 (Apr., 1990): 229-232.
Kitz, Anne Marie, “The Plural Form of ʾÛrîm and Tummîm,” Journal of Biblical Literature , Autumn, 1997, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Autumn, 1997): 401-410.
Robertson, Edward, “The 'Ūrīm and Tummīm; What Were They?” Vetus Testamentum , Jan., 1964, Vol. 14, Fasc. 1 (Jan., 1964): 67-74.
van Dam, Cornelius, The Urim and Thummim: A Means of Revelation in Ancient Israel. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1997.
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