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The prestige of the pagan prophet Balaam in Judaism, early Christianity and Islam /
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This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nations. The conflicting stories and potent oracles of Balaam in Numbers 22-24 and other parts of the Jewish Scriptures prompted extensive reflection on this ambiguous figure. Thus the leading perspective developed in this volume is the often simultaneous praise and criticism of Balaam as a prestigious pagan prophet throughout ancient Judaism, early Christianity and the early Koranic commentaries. The papers are clustered in four sections which deal with (1) Balaam in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East, and comparable figures in Ancient Greece; (2) Balaam in Ancient Judaism; (3) Balaam in the New Testament andamp; Early Christianity; and (4) Balaam in the Koran and early Koranic commentaries. The reception of this enigmatic figure can be characterized as the simultaneous praise and criticism of a pagan prophet. The book is particularly useful as it also contains Émile Puech's newly reconstructed text, translation and commentary of the first combination of the Deir 'Alla inscriptions which contain an excerpt of the book of the historical Balaam. Combined with the other papers, the volume pictures a fascinating continuum between paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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"Volume contains the reworked papers of the 2005 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference which took place at the University of Groningen on 17-18 June 2005"--P. [xi]. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047433132 :
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Probate Inventories: A New Source for the Historical Study of Wealth, Material Culture and Agricultural Development : Papers Presented at the Leeuwenborch Conference (Wageningen, 5-7 May 1980) /
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Papers presented at the Leeuwenborch Conference (Wageningen, 5-7 may 1980).
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1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004613638
Remparts et fortifications : du temple d'Edfou au mur de Berlin : actes des quatrièmes Journées universitaires de Hérisson (Allier) organisées par la ville de Hérisson, les cahiers Kubaba (Université de Paris...
: 217 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9782296114036 (pbk.)
Congress volume, Göttingen, 1977.
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English, French, and German.
"Contains all but two of the papers read at the [Ninth] Congress [of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament held at the University of Gottingen, August 21-26, 1977] together with the paper that Professor S. Wagner would have read"--Preface.
L'épigraphie paléo-hébraïque de la Bible / par André Lemaire -- Genesis iv 6-7 : eine jahwistische Erweiterung? / von Ilse von Loewenclau -- Die Priesterschrift und die Geschichte / von Norbert Lohfink -- Elohim beim Jahwisten / von H. Lubsczyk -- Die Auffassung von der Prophetie in der deuteronomistischen und chronistischen Geschichtsschreibung (mit einem Exkurs über das Buch Jeremia / von I.L. Seeligmann -- Wie ist eine israelitische Literaturgeschichte möglich? / von Masao Sekine -- Lessing und die Bibelwissenschaft / von Rudolf Smend -- The "comparative method" in biblical interpretation : principles and problems / by Shemaryahu Talmon -- Zur Theologie des Psalms cxxxix / von Siegfried Wagner -- Die Nachtgesichte des Propheten Sacharja : zur Idee einer Form / von Gerhard Wallis -- Text history and text criticism of the Septuagint / by John Wm Wevers -- Wie verstand Micha von Moreschet sein prophetisches Amt? / von Hans Walter Wolff. :
1 online resource (viii, 417 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004275522 :
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Volume du Congres, Strasbourg, 1956.
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French, English, and German.
Papers read at the Congrès international pour l'étude de l'Ancien Testament, held in Strasbourg, August 27-September 1, 1956. Cf. preface.
Die neubabylonische Chronik über die Schlacht bei Karkemisch und die Einnahme von Jerusalem / von E. Vogt -- La bénédiction de Jacob : son cadre historique à la lumière des parallèles ougaritiques / par J. Coppens -- Les origines de la civilisation selon les textes bibliques et les textes cuneiformes / par G. Castellino -- Silo und Jerusalem / von Otto Eissfeldt -- The Qumran manuscripts and textual criticism / by P.W. Skehan -- Ist die typologische Exegese sachgemässe Exegese? / von Walther Eichrodt -- Ursprung und Grundzüge des Messiasbildes bei Isajas / von H. Junker -- Quelques rapports entre Juifs et Iraniens à l'époque des Parthes / par G. Widengren -- The high place in ancient Palestine / by W.F. Albright. :
1 online resource (258 pages, [4] leaves of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, group portrait. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004275270 :
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Music and esotericism /
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This collection of essays analyzes the relationships that exist between esotericism and music from Antiquity to the 20th century, investigating ways in which magic, astrology, alchemy, divination, and cabbala interact with music. The volume seeks to dissolve artificial barriers between the history of art, music, science, and intellectual history by establishing an interdisciplinary dialogue about music as viewed against a specific cultural background. The synthesis of scientific and historical contexts with respect to music, explored here on a large scale for the first time, opens up a wealth of new approaches to music historical research, music performance, and musical composition. Each chapter presents either a unique example of music functioning within esoteric and scientific traditions or a demonstration of the influence of those traditions upon selected musical works. L'ouvrage analyse les relations entre l'ésotérisme et la musique de l'Antiquité au 20ème siècle étudiant comment la magie, l'astrologie, l'alchimie, la divination et la cabale ont interagit avec la musique. Il vise à dépasser les frontières entre l'histoire de l'art, l'histoire de la musique et l'histoire des sciences et des idées afin de nouer un dialogue interdisciplinaire sur la musique autour de contextes historiques et scientifiques précis. L'ouvrage offre une première synthèse sur les rapports entre ésotérisme et musique ainsi que diverses pistes de recherche à poursuivre.
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"This volume developed out of the conference "Music and esotericism : art and science of sounds facing the occult knowledge", organized at the Academia Belgica in Rome (14-18 April 2008)"--Introd. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004182790 :
1871-1405 ; :
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Ammianus after Julian : the reign of Valentinian and Valens in Books 26-31 of the Res Gestae /
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In Books 26-31 Ammianus Marcellinus deals with the period of the emperors Valentinian and Valens. The representatives of the new dynasty differ greatly from their predecessor Julian, both personally and in their style of government. The Empire is divided between the two rulers, and suffers increasingly from barbarian invasions. Faced with these changes, Ammianus adapts his historical method. His treatment of the events becomes less detailed and more critical. The years following on the death of Julian are painted in dark colours, as the disaster at Hadrianople casts its shadow before. The papers in this volume, on History and Historiography, Literary Composition and Crisis of Empire, were presented during the conference \'Ammianus after Julian\' held in 2005.
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"This book is the result of an international conference held at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) from 2-5 June 2005"--P. [vii]. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789047421511 :
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Prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls and related literature : essays on prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea scrolls and related literature in honor of Eileen Schuller on the occ...
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The last major volume of articles devoted to the topic of prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls comprised a collection of articles presented at a conference in the year 2000 ( Liturgical Perspectives: Prayer and Poetry in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls ). This collection reflects the state of research in the field broadly and on specific prayers and poetic texts found among the Dead Sea Scrolls; it also offers new insights into topics on which Eileen Schuller has written extensively.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 482 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004215016 :
0169-9962 ; :
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