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The change in the "type of religion" in ancient Israel from the time of Exile to the post-exilic period, which was paralleled by and connected with the creation of a canon, has been the subject of various research studies in religious history. It is the purpose of the present volume of collected papers to examine whether and how the categories of "Primary and secondary religion" developed by T. Sundermeier and J. Assmann can be used to describe this change. The volume combines contributions from various disciplines (Theology/Old Testament Studies, Egyptology, Ancient Oriental Studies,...

Images of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today. This has significant consequences for our understanding of the biblical notion of God's human shape; there are bound to be misconceptions. Andreas Wagner illuminates these misconceptions, and reveals the sometimes distant pictorial world of ancient body images. He contrasts these with contemporary models and makes the matter of the Old Testament concept of God's human form accessible and clear in this exciting, richly detailed work.

Wagner begins with three methodological...

Images of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today. This has significant consequences for our understanding of the biblical notion of God's human shape; there are bound to be misconceptions. Andreas Wagner illuminates these misconceptions, and reveals the sometimes distant pictorial world of ancient body images. He contrasts these with contemporary models and makes the matter of the Old Testament concept of God's human form accessible and clear in this exciting, richly detailed work.

Wagner begins with three methodological...

Von der Suche nach Heimat und uns selbst:
eine große deutsche Familien-Geschichte am Rand des Hambacher Forstes

Heimat, das ist für Leonore Klimkeit vor allem der Wald nahe des kleinen Dorfes, in dem die aus Ostpreußen Vertriebene Zuflucht gefunden hat. Zwischen den hohen Bäumen findet sie Trost und neuen Lebensmut.
Doch als Leonores Sohn Paul zwölf Jahre alt ist, muss der Wald dem Braunkohle-Tagebau weichen, das Dorf wird umgesiedelt. In einer Neubausiedlung am Rand der Kreisstadt versucht Leonore, für Paul und später die Enkel Jan und Sarah eine neue Heimat zu...