Evil and Death: Conceptions of the Human in Biblical, Early Jewish, Greco-Roman and Egyptian Literature (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies): 18

Evil and Death: Conceptions of the Human in Biblical, Early Jewish, Greco-Roman and Egyptian Literature (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies): 18

by Beate Ego (Editor), Beate Ego (Editor)

Synopsis

Jewish anthropological beliefs during the Hellenistic-Roman period are an important but previously neglected area of biblical exegesis and Jewish studies. In an effort to address this deficiency, this volume brings together 20 essays related to the subject of sin and death, with special emphasis on integrating material from neighboring cultures. Thus, the volume provides an exemplary foundation for further research on ancient Jewish anthropology.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 436
Edition: Bilingual
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 11 Sep 2015

ISBN 10: 3110315513
ISBN 13: 9783110315516

Media Reviews
This volume makes an important contribution to Jewish and Christian anthropological studies, helpfully placing these texts into their larger cultural context. It also collects the various answers given in antiquity to the question still relevant today: What does it mean to be human?
J. Brian Tucker in: Religious Studies Review, Volume 43, No. 2, June 2017, p. 167
Author Bio
Beate Ego, University ofBochum; Ulrike Mittmann, University ofOsnabruck.