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The festive meal texts of Deuteronomy 12-26 depict Israel as a
unified people participating in cultic banquets - a powerful and
earthy image for both preexilic Judahite and later audiences.
Comparison of Deuteronomy 12:13-27, 14:22-29, 16:1-17, and 26:1-15
with pentateuchal texts like Exodus 20-23 is broadened to highlight
the rhetorical potential of the Deuteronomic meal texts in relation
to the religious and political circumstances in Israel during the
Neo-Assyrian and later periods. The texts employ the concrete and
rich image of festive banquets, which the monograph investigates in
relation to comparative ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography,
the zooarchaeological remains of the ancient Levant, and the
findings of cultural anthropology with regard to meals.
The Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible created
by Jews seeking a place of legitimacy for diaspora Jewishness and
faith among the traditions of Hellenistic culture, was a monumental
religious and culturalachievement. ThisGreek Old Testament, in its
original form and revised versions, providedthe scripturalbasis for
Judaism in the Greek-speaking diaspora, enabledthe emergence and
spread of Christianity, and influenced translations of the Bible
into African and European languages.Over time, however,
theSeptuagint's relevancefaded for Jews,and the Hebrew text
eventually reasserted its dominance within Judaism.This led many to
neglect the Septuagint as an authentic witness to the biblical
tradition. But the Septuagint remained important, inspiring
biblical writings and further translations into Latin, Coptic, and
Armenian. In combination with the Qumran biblical texts, it
provides yet further indication of the multivocal state of the
Hebrew Bible around the turn of the eras and proves to be a text of
continuous interest for biblical scholarship and
cultural-historical studies. Siegfried Kreuzer's Introduction to
the Septuagint presents, in English,the most extensive
introductionofthe Septuagintto date.It offerscomprehensive
overviews of the individual biblical writings, including the
history of research, current findings and problems, and
perspectives for future research. Additionally, this survey
presents a history of the Septuagint in its Greco-Hellenistic
background, theories of its genesis, the history of its
revisions,its lore in antiquity,andan overview of the most
important manuscripts and witnesses of the convoluted transmission
history of the text. The text includes extensive bibliographies
that show the ongoing interest in Septuagint studies and provide a
reliable basis for future studies. A collaboration representing
multiple nationalities, professional perspectives, and
denominational traditions, this dependable guide invites newcomers
and experts alike to venture into the rich world of one of the most
influential works of literature in history.
The Hebrew Bible has long been the subject of theological inquiries
and debates in Judaism and Christianity. But is there something
like theology already in the Hebrew Bible itself? Is it possible to
describe the literary growth of the Hebrew Bible by means of an
ongoing theological debate? Answers to these questions depend on
how one conceives of the category "theology." In this book, Konrad
Schmid reconstructs the development of this category, then
describes and discusses biblical texts in the Hebrew Bible that are
relevant to the question Is There Theology in the Hebrew Bible? The
book consists of two main sections. In the first, Schmid traces the
notion of "theology" from its earliest use, in Greek philosophy,
through the medieval period and to today. He pays close attention
to "biblical theology," particularly the different understandings
of this idea as something emanating from the Hebrew Bible itself
versus something that readers impose onto the biblical text. He
also tracks the influence of the discipline of comparative religion
on biblical theology, especially with regard to the growing
division between biblical and systematic theology. In the second
part, Schmid focuses specifically on "implicit" biblical theology,
that is, theological reflection apparent within the Hebrew Bible
itself. He provides several examples, such as the theologization of
the law that resulted from inner-biblical exegesis and Jeremiah's
universal theology of history. Is There Theology in the Hebrew
Bible? will serve as an important reference to all those interested
in the question posed by the title. Schmid provides a nuanced
answer to this question that both takes into account the convoluted
history of biblical theology and lays out new ways of approaching
the subject.
This volume brings together the work of scholars using various
methodologies to investigate the prevalence, importance, and
meanings of feasting and foodways in the texts and
cultural-material environments of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient
Near East. Thus, it serves as both an introduction to and
explication of this emerging field. The offerings range from the
third-millennium Early Dynastic period in Mesopotamia to the rise
of a new cuisine in the Islamic period and transverse geographical
locations such as southern Iraq, Syria, the Aegean, and especially
the southern Levant. The strength of this collection lies in the
many disciplines and methodologies that come together. Texts,
pottery, faunal studies, iconography, and anthropological theory
are all accorded a place at the table in locating the importance of
feasting as a symbolic, social, and political practice. Various
essays showcase both new archaeological
methodologies-zooarchaeological bone analysis and spatial
analysis-and classical methods such as iconographic studies,
ceramic chronology, cultural anthropology, and composition-critical
textual analysis.
Spanien im hohen Mittelalter. Nur wenig ist in deutschen
Geschichtsbchern ber diesen Zeitabschnitt zu finden, obwohl es sich
um eines der spannendsten Kapitel iberisch-europischer Geschichte
handelt. Die religis motivierten Konflikte zwischen Christen und
Muslimen waren wieder aufgebrochen, das Ende der islamischen
Vorherrschaft im Sden Spaniens zeichnete sich ab. Der Autor geht
zunchst auf die Bedeutung Abrahams fr das theologische
Selbstverstndnis von Juden, Christen und Muslimen ein, um dann ein
anschauliches Bild des Zeitgeschehens zu entwerfen.
Schlsselbegriffe wie Heiliger Krieg und Reconquista werden dabei
auf ihren eigentlichen Sinngehalt hinterfragt. Die Gegenberstellung
dreier apologetischer Glaubensentwrfe zeigt den Einfluss, den
philosophische Strmungen auf die jeweilige Theologie und die gebte
religise Praxis hatten. Der Schlussteil beschreibt den Alltag der
Menschen unter den Bedingungen multikulturellen Zusammenlebens, ein
Thema, das auch unsere heutige Gesellschaft in hohem Mae
beschftigt. Das Buch richtet sich sowohl an das Fachpublikum als
auch an jeden, der sich fr Geschichte und Religion interessiert.
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