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.

THIS 22 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Wisdom of Egypt and the Old Testament in the Light of the Newly Discovered Teachings of Amen-em-ope, by W. O. E. Oesterley. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766104451.

1927. The Teaching of Amen-em-ope; Israel and Egypt; The Religious Teaching of Amen-em-ope; The Teaching of Amen-em-ope and the Book of Proverbs and other Biblical Books; Index.

The Teaching of Amen-em-ope; Israel and Egypt; The Religious Teaching of Amen-em-ope; The Teaching of Amen-em-ope and the Book of Proverbs and other Biblical Books; Index.

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.