Other worlds and their relation to this world : early Jewish and ancient Christian traditions /
Is there a future after death and what does this future look like? What kind of life can we expect, and in what kind of world? Is there another, hopefully better world than the one we live in? The articles collected in this volume, all written by leading experts in the field, deal with the question...
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Format: eBook
Language:
English
German
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
Series:
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
143.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004222731.
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Call Number: BT903 .O74 2010
| Summary: | Is there a future after death and what does this future look like? What kind of life can we expect, and in what kind of world? Is there another, hopefully better world than the one we live in? The articles collected in this volume, all written by leading experts in the field, deal with the question how ancient Jewish and Christian authors describe "otherworldly places and situations". They investigate why various forms of texts were created to address the questions above, how these texts functioned, and how they have to be understood. It is shown how ancient descriptions of the "otherworld" are taking over and reworking existing motifs, forms and genres, but also that they mirror concrete problems, ideas, experiences, and questions of their authors and the first readers. |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a conference held Mar. 21-23, 2007 at Radboud University. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004190733 |
| ISSN: | 1384-2161 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |