Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook – serie
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Visions of Peace and Tales of War
Av Jan Liesen, Pancratius Cornelis Beentjes
Inbunden, 2010
2088 kr
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In biblical as well as in non-biblical texts war is a widespread theme often embedded in a narrative framework. In this volume that contains the proceedings of a conference in Kerkrade (Netherlands) in July 2009, a whole series of war narratives has been analyzed, such as 1 Maccabees, Ben Sira, the …
Emotions from Ben Sira to Paul
Av Renate Egger-Wenzel, Jeremy Corley
Inbunden, 2012
2451 kr
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Although our human emotions greatly influence our lives, there have been few studies of emotions in biblical texts. Hence the 2010 meeting of the International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature in Salzburg (Austria) was devoted to the topic of “Emotions, Feelings, and …
Family and Kinship in the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Inbunden, 2013
2321 kr
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This volume discusses various conceptions of family and kinship in the context of deuterocanonical literature. After analyzing the topic family in a narrow sense of the term, the articles investigate general ideas of morality, respect, or love and take a critical look at representations of gender, …
Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Inbunden, 2014
2088 kr
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Metaphors are a vital linguistic component of religious speech and serve as a cultural indicator of how groups understand themselves and the world. The essays compiled in this volume analyze the use, function, and structure of metaphors in Jewish writings from the Hellenistic-Roman period …
Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Av Géza G. Xeravits, József Zsengellér m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1791 kr
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The volume contains papers read at the International Conference of the ISDCL, held in Budapest in 2015. The contributors explore various aspects of worship as reflected in the literature of Judaism from the Second Temple period to Late Antiquity. The volume provides a fresh reading of various …
Discovering, Deciphering and Dissenting
Ben Sira Manuscripts after 120 years
Av James K. Aitken, Renate Egger-Wenzel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1962 kr
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The discovery of Hebrew manuscripts of Ben Sira in the Cairo Genizah has shaped and transformed the interpretation of the book. It is argued here that a proper appreciation of the manuscripts themselves is also essential for understanding this ancient work.Since their discovery 120 years ago and …
Cosmos and Creation
Second Temple Perspectives
Av Michael W. Duggan, Renate Egger-Wenzel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1705 kr
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This volume contains essays by some of the leading scholars in the study of the Jewish religious ideas in the Second Temple period, that led up to the development of early forms of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. Close attention is paid to the cosmological ideas to be found in the Ancient Near …
Notions of Time in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Av Stefan Beyerle, Matthew Goff
Inbunden, 2021
1824 kr
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A comprehensive investigation of notions of "time" in deuterocanonical and cognate literature, from the ancient Jewish up to the early Christian eras, requires further scholarship. The aim of this collection of articles is to contribute to a better understanding of "time" in deuterocanonical …
What Makes a People?
Early Jewish Ideas of Peoplehood and Their Evolving Impact
Av Dionisio Candido, Renate Egger-Wenzel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1498 kr
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This set of varied and stimulating papers, by an international group of younger as well as senior scholars, examines the manner in which peoplehood was understood by the Jewish communities of the Second Temple period and by the religious traditions that emerged from those communities and later …
Strategies for Responding to Catastrophe
Examples from Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Av Marko Marttila, Martti Nissinen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1626 kr
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Experts of deuterocanonical and cognate literature shed light on how an individual or a group understood catastrophes in the late Second Temple Judaism. The essays in this volume carefully study questions like: What kind of acts lead to a catastrophe? Is there a chance to avoid a catastrophe? How …
