Paradise in antiquity
Jewish and Christian views
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Contributions
- Bockmuehl, Markus N. A. - Contributor
- Stroumsa, Guy G. - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveparadiseantiquit00bock
- ISBN-100521117860
- ISBN-139780521117869
- Library of Congress Control Number2010011227
- OCLC Control Number496958923
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780521117869
- Open LibraryOL24124523M
Classifications
- DDC296.3/3
- LCCBL540 .P37 2010
Description
"The social and intellectual vitality of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity was in large part a function of their ability to articulate a viably transcendent hope for the human condition. Narratives of Paradise - based on the concrete symbol of the Garden of Delights - came to play a central role for Jews, Christians, and eventually Muslims too. These collected essays highlight the multiple hermeneutical perspectives on biblical Paradise from Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins to the systematic expositions of Augustine and rabbinic literature. They show that while early Christian and Jewish sources draw on texts from the same Bible, their perceptions of Paradise often reflect the highly different structures of the two sister religions. Dealing with a wide variety of texts, these essays explore major themes such as the allegorical and literal interpretations of Paradise, the tension between heaven and earth, and Paradise's physical location in space and time"--
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