This companion provides the ideal resource for those seriously engaging with the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In 30 concise articles all of the key texts and documents are examined. A section on the complex methods used in anaylzing the scrolls then follows before the focus moves to consideration of the scrolls in their various contexts; political, religious, cultural, economic, historical. The genres ascribed to groups of texts within the scrolls are examined in the next section with due attention given to both past and present scholarship. The main body of the companion then concludes with...
This companion provides the ideal resource for those seriously engaging with the Dead Sea Scrolls.
This collection of essays is focused on the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible, including the Book of Sira. The Biblical books are read as literary works on their own as well as in an Ancient Near Eastern setting. Some essays scrutinize Greek and Hellenistic wisdom traditions. The authors refrain from a definition of 'wisdom' which would have been a reductionist exercise in view of the great variety of material and the complexity of the perennial problems (wo)mankind is confronted with.
This collection of essays is focused on the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible, including the Book of Sira. The Biblical books are read as l...
Die Vorlesungsreihe will zum einen an den Forscher Julius Wellhausen (1844-1918) erinnern, zum anderen zur Fortsetzung und öffentlichen Verbreitung der Forschungen in den von ihm repräsentierten und benachbarten philologisch-historischen Disziplinen beitragen. Julius Wellhausen forschte im Laufe seines Lebens über drei Gebiete: das Alte Testament, das Neue Testament und das alte Arabien, anders ausgedrückt: das Judentum, das Christentum und den frühen Islam. Die nach ihm benannte, jährlich stattfindende Vorlesung wird vom Centrum Orbis Orientalis et Occidentalis (CORO) veranstaltet, das...
Die Vorlesungsreihe will zum einen an den Forscher Julius Wellhausen (1844-1918) erinnern, zum anderen zur Fortsetzung und öffentlichen Verbreitung d...
