Death and afterlife in ancient Jewish and Christian literature
"This handbook explores beliefs of ancient Jews and Christians surrounding death and the afterlife through the lens of texts ranging from the Old Testament and New Testament, to Second Temple period and rabbinic literature, to early Christian writings. Figueras further brings together eschatolo...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Gorgias handbooks
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| Further subjects: | B
Jewish literature
History and criticism
B Eschatology Biblical teaching B Death in rabbinical literature B Death in the Bible B Christian literature, Early History and criticism |
| Summary: | "This handbook explores beliefs of ancient Jews and Christians surrounding death and the afterlife through the lens of texts ranging from the Old Testament and New Testament, to Second Temple period and rabbinic literature, to early Christian writings. Figueras further brings together eschatological texts from Iran, Egypt, Greece, and Rome as comparanda, and provides context and bibliography to guide readers in their study of ancient Jewish and Christian views of death and the afterlife"-- |
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| Item Description: | Bibliography: Seite 189-200 and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 203 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4632-3919-0 |