Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Antiquities & Archaeology

This work assembles some of the finest scholars who have contributed to study and examination of the impact of the exile in biblical literature. Past, present, and future scholars examining the 6th century B.C.E. through historical and archeological (including paleoclimatology), literary, and the social sciences have been assembled. Approximately twelve papers from among the twenty papers presented over the four sessions (parallel to a sizable conference on the exile) will be represented in this volume.

The book will be organized in a traditional history of scholarship manner, i.e.,...

In the Middle Ages, imaginative re-use was made of architectural components from classical antiquity such as columns, capitals, cornices, and even statues, sarcophagi, reliefs and inscriptions; the motives ranged from simple utilisation of materials through interpretatio christiana to political legitimation. The author demonstrates how this re-use has been assessed by archaeologists, historians and art historians and what insights they have gained.

The tales of gods and heroes are often turned into tedious discourse that even Ovid would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a thrilling lesson in classic mythology.

From the heights of Mt. Olympus to the depths of the Underworld, this book takes you on an unforgettable journey through all the major myths born in ancient Greece and Rome, such as Achilles's involvement in the Trojan War; Pluto's kidnapping of the beautiful Proserpina; and the slaying of Medusa by...

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The catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Masters of Fire presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet extraordinary Chalcolithic culture, which existed in the southern Levant from 4500-3600 bce.

Masters of Fire focuses on the people of the southern Levant who harnessed the power of metallurgy during the fourth millennium bce. Artisans produced extraordinary copper objects while other craftsmen molded pottery and stone into complex anthropomorphic burial containers, statuettes, and...

Das vorliegende Buch fullt eine Lucke in der deutschsprachigen Qumranforschung, indem es eine kompakte Einfuhrung in samtliche in Qumran gefundenen Handschriften gibt: die genuinen Qumranschriften, das apokryphe und pseudepigraphische Material (Henoch, Jubilaen, ...) sowie, in einem kurzen Abriss, die biblischen Handschriften.
Zu jedem Werk werden die mageblichen (auch deutschen) Ausgaben und Ubersetzungen neben einschlagiger und aktueller Literatur angegeben. Eine Ubersicht uber die Handschriftenlage sowie zumeist eine Gliederung des jeweiligen Werks geht den Einfuhrungen voran....