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In recent decades, the debate on monotheism and religious pluralism
has been strongly influenced by the idea that monotheism
originating in the Old Testament is the root of intolerance and
violence. In this study, Daniela Scialabba investigates inclusive
tendencies in Old Testament monotheism, in particular theological
principles motivating and supporting the possibility of a positive
relationship between non-Israelites and the God of Israel. Thus,
she examines three texts thoroughly: the Book of Jonah, Psalm 33
(MT and LXX), and the novel "Joseph and Aseneth". Despite their
difference concerning genre, date of origin and provenance, these
texts have important ideas in common: the relationship between the
God of Israel and non-Israelites as well as the concept of God as a
universal creator who has pity with all his creatures.
The articles in this volume discuss polemically charged
re-evaluations of the religious traditions and scriptures of the
Western world, employed throughout the centuries in various
religious contexts. These studies consider new religious outlooks
not as glosses on inherited traditions, but as acts of power
exercised in the struggle for identity: contestation,
appropriation, interpretation and polemics against the religious
"other", involving, sometimes covertly, critiques of inherited
tradition. The volume outlines a typology of the variety of
attested strategies, highlighting cases of borderline extremes
involving subversions of mainstream forms of belief as well as
elucidating more moderate avenues of interaction. Most of the
studies were presented at a 2016 conference in Jerusalem honouring
Guy G. Stroumsa, a renowned scholar of early Christianity and Late
Antiquity, recipient of many scholarly awards, including the
Leopold Lucas Prize 2018.
This congress volume of the Minerva Center for the Relations
between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times combines theoretical
approaches to historical research on autonomy or independence in
ancient cultures and then presents articles which study the subject
using Aram and Israel in antiquity as examples. These articles show
clearly how strongly Syria and Palestine were linked to one another
and how they constituted one single cultural region which was
connected by its economy, politics, language, religion, and
culture.
Canidia is one of the most well-attested witches in Latin
literature. She appears in no fewer than six of Horace's poems,
three of which she has a prominent role in. Throughout Horace's
Epodes and Satires she perpetrates acts of grave desecration,
kidnapping, murder, magical torture and poisoning. She invades the
gardens of Horace's literary patron Maecenas, rips apart a lamb
with her teeth, starves a Roman child to death, and threatens to
unnaturally prolong Horace's life to keep him in a state of
perpetual torment. She can be seen as an anti-muse: Horace
repeatedly sets her in opposition to his literary patron, casts her
as the personification of his iambic poetry, and gives her the
surprising honor of concluding not only his Epodes but also his
second book of Satires. This volume is the first comprehensive
treatment of Canidia. It offers translations of each of the three
poems which feature Canidia as a main character as well as the
relevant portions from the other three poems in which Canidia plays
a minor role. These translations are accompanied by extensive
analysis of Canidia's part in each piece that takes into account
not only the poems' literary contexts but their magico-religious
details.
This edited volume brings together important scholars of religion
in the ancient world to honor the impact of Karen L. King's
scholarship in this field. Her work shows that Christianity was
diverse from its first moments - even before the word "Christian"
was coined - and insists that scholars must engage both in deep
historical work and in ethical reflection. These essays honor
King's intellectual impact by further investigating the categories
that scholars have used in their reconstructions of religion, by
reflecting on the place of women and gender in the analysis of
ancient texts, and by providing historiographical interventions
that illuminate both the ancient world and the modern scholarship
that has shaped our field.
In this volume Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas brings together twelve
essays that deal with the role and importance of rhetoric in
theology, literature and politics in Late Antiquity, more
specifically in the fourth century CE. The point of departure of
this book is the assumption that religious, cultural and political
issues of that period were fought in the rhetorical arena. Thus
aspects related to religious orthodoxy and the condemnation of
heresies, to spiritual advancement, to the composition of a
literary work, or to the ideological objectives of the rhetorical
education in Late Antiquity are discussed in this volume. Authors
such as Themistius, Libanius, Augustine, Evagrius, Firmicus, or the
emperor Julian deployed in their works rhetorical devices and
strategies in order to strengthen their arguments. The protean
nature of rhetoric facilitated its use as a hermeneutical,
persuasive and exegetical tool. Contributors: Nicholas Baker-Brian,
Lieve Van Hoof, David Konstan, Manfred Kraus, Josef Lossl,
Guadalupe Lopetegui, Laura Miguelez, Peter Van Nuffelen, Robert
Penella, Aglae Pizzone, Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas, Ilaria Ramelli,
Philip Rousseau, John Watt
Canidia is one of the most well-attested witches in Latin
literature. She appears in no fewer than six of Horace's poems,
three of which she has a prominent role in. Throughout Horace's
Epodes and Satires she perpetrates acts of grave desecration,
kidnapping, murder, magical torture and poisoning. She invades the
gardens of Horace's literary patron Maecenas, rips apart a lamb
with her teeth, starves a Roman child to death, and threatens to
unnaturally prolong Horace's life to keep him in a state of
perpetual torment. She can be seen as an anti-muse: Horace
repeatedly sets her in opposition to his literary patron, casts her
as the personification of his iambic poetry, and gives her the
surprising honor of concluding not only his Epodes but also his
second book of Satires. This volume is the first comprehensive
treatment of Canidia. It offers translations of each of the three
poems which feature Canidia as a main character as well as the
relevant portions from the other three poems in which Canidia plays
a minor role. These translations are accompanied by extensive
analysis of Canidia's part in each piece that takes into account
not only the poems' literary contexts but their magico-religious
details.
This volume precedes the projected Historical and Theological
Dictionary of the Septuagint which is to offer historical studies
of Septuagint words, retracing their usage from early authors, over
koine Greek and the translation itself, into Jewish-Hellenistic and
early Christian literature. The earliest of these phases were the
object of a several workshops held between 2013 and 2017, the
proceedings of which now appear in this book. The papers focus on
the following key questions: what can we say about the meaning, the
usage and the semantic development of Greek words attested in the
Septuagint; where and how does the Septuagint use these words, and
to what extent do they correspond to their Hebrew and Aramaic
equivalents? Furthermore, to what extent can papyri contribute to a
better understanding of typical Septuagint words? The papers
combine the analysis of selected words and word groups with
considerations of method.
In this work, Julia Rhyder provides new insights into the
relationship between the Holiness legislation in Leviticus 17-26
and processes of cultic centralization in the Persian period. The
author departs from the classical theory that Leviticus 17-26
merely presume, with minor modifications, a concept of
centralization articulated in Deuteronomy. She shows how Leviticus
17-26 use ritual legislation to make a new, and distinctive case as
to why the Israelites must defer to a central sanctuary,
standardized ritual processes, and a hegemonic priesthood. This
discourse of centralization reflects the historical challenges that
faced priests in Jerusalem during the Persian era: in particular,
the need to compensate for the loss of a royal sponsor, to pool
communal resources in order to meet socio-economic pressures, and
to find new means of negotiating with the sanctuary at Mount
Gerizim and with a growing diaspora.
In the last two decades, increasing numbers of texts have been
suggested as coming from or edited during the Persian period, but
these discussions do not always reflect extensively on the
assumptions used in making these claims or the implications on a
broader scale. Earlier generations of scholars found it sufficient
to categorize material in the biblical books simply as "late" or
"postexilic" without adequately trying to determine when, by whom,
and why the material was incorporated into the text at a fixed
point in the Persian period. By grappling with these questions, the
essays in this volume evince a greater degree of precision
vis-a-vis dating and historical context. The authors introduce the
designations early Persian, middle Persian, and late Persian in
their textual analysis, and collectively they take significant
steps toward developing criteria for locating a biblical text
within the Persian period.
Originally published in 1894, this book contains an exhaustive
amount of information on the gods and characters in ancient Greek
and Roman Myths. This is the original 1st edition by E M Berens. It
includes his original notes and a pronunciation index for every
uncommon word or name in the book which is not in most reprints.
This is not a blurry, scanned copy of the original. It is a fresh
and perfectly printed book.
This classic book comprehensively details the myths of Greece and
Rome. Beautifully illustrated and with many chapters including
'Neptune', 'The Trojan War' and an 'Analysis of Myths', this book
would be an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an
interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly
those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce
and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works
in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original
text and artwork.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This volume presents contributions from "The Larger Context of the
Biblical Food Prohibitions: Comparative and Interdisciplinary
Approaches" conference held in Lausanne in June, 2017. The biblical
food prohibitions constitute an excellent object for comparative
and interdisciplinary approaches given their materiality, their
nature as comparative objects between cultures, and their nature as
an anthropological object. This volume articulates these three
aspects within an integrated and dynamic perspective, bringing
together contributions from Levantine archaeology, ancient Near
Eastern studies, and anthropological and textual perspectives to
form a new, multi-disciplinary foundation for interpretation.
The columns referred to as Jachin and Boaz are certainly one of the
most controversial features of the First Temple of Jerusalem. In
this volume, Daniel Prokop examines the appearance and the meaning
of the twin pillars by approaching them from different
perspectives. He investigates the epigraphic evidence from Egypt,
Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine, defines the relationship between
the six different descriptions in the Hebrew Bible, and compares
the most important textual witnesses of 1 Kgs 7,15-22, which will
provide insight into the narrative development and transmission
history of the texts. Studying iconographic data, the author
explores a unique way to achieve a better understanding of the
material, dimensions, names, location, and decoration of the
pillars.
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