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First published in 1923, this book presents a discussion of 'the
part played by the Sacred Dance among the peoples of antiquity'.
Chapters include 'The origin and purposes of the sacred dance',
'Dances in celebration of victory' and 'The sacred dance as a
marriage rite'. The text was written by the well-known theologian
and biblical scholar W. O. E. Oesterley (1866-1950). This book will
be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on
anthropology and religion.
Originally published in 1902, this book contains a preliminary
study of the differences between a number of Greek and Latin
manuscripts containing the text of the Book of Amos. Oesterley puts
key texts side by side in order to display more clearly the
discrepancies in each original source and supplies a critical
apparatus at the bottom of each page. This book will be of value to
anyone with an interest in the transmission of biblical texts and
historical theology.
An excerpt from the INTRODUCTION - General Character of the Book:
The book purports to give the last words, at the approach of death,
of each of the twelve patriarchs to his sons. It is evident that
the general idea of the book is based upon Jacob's last words to
his sons as recorded in Gen. xlix. 1-27. Just as Jacob portrays the
character of his sons and declares to them what shall befall them,
so in our book each of the patriarchs is represented as describing,
in some sense, his own character and as foretelling what shall come
to pass among his posterity in the last times. From this latter
point of view the book partakes of the character of a
prophetic-apocalyptic work. In six of the testaments, those of
Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Dan, Naphthali and Joseph, there is a
certain correspondence between our book and Gen. xlix. regarding
the characters of the patriarchs; as for the remaining six
patriarchs no such correspondence exists.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1921 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1917 Edition.
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
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