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Description:The social and intellectual vitality of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity was in large part a function of their ability to articulate a viably transcendent hope for the human condition. Narratives of Paradise - based on the concrete symbol of the Garden of Delights - came to play a central role for Jews, Christians, and eventually Muslims too. These collected essays highlight the multiple hermeneutical perspectives on biblical Paradise from Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins to the systematic expositions of Augustine and rabbinic literature. They show that while early Christian and Jewish sources draw on texts from the same Bible, their perceptions of Paradise often reflect the highly different structures of the two sister religions. Dealing with a wide variety of texts, these essays explore major themes such as the allegorical and literal interpretations of Paradise, the tension between heaven and earth, and Paradise's physical location in space and time.Markus Bockmuehl is a Fellow of Keble College and Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies at the University of Oxford. He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Jesus (Cambridge, 2001) and the co-editor (with Don Hagner) of The Written Gospel (Cambridge, 2005).Guy G. Stroumsa is Professor of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, and Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion, Emeritus, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The End of Sacrifice (2009) and the co-editor (with Graham N. Stanton) of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Judaism and Christianity (Cambridge, 1998).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views. To get started finding Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 274

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1107693128

Description: The social and intellectual vitality of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity was in large part a function of their ability to articulate a viably transcendent hope for the human condition. Narratives of Paradise - based on the concrete symbol of the Garden of Delights - came to play a central role for Jews, Christians, and eventually Muslims too. These collected essays highlight the multiple hermeneutical perspectives on biblical Paradise from Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins to the systematic expositions of Augustine and rabbinic literature. They show that while early Christian and Jewish sources draw on texts from the same Bible, their perceptions of Paradise often reflect the highly different structures of the two sister religions. Dealing with a wide variety of texts, these essays explore major themes such as the allegorical and literal interpretations of Paradise, the tension between heaven and earth, and Paradise's physical location in space and time.Markus Bockmuehl is a Fellow of Keble College and Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies at the University of Oxford. He is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Jesus (Cambridge, 2001) and the co-editor (with Don Hagner) of The Written Gospel (Cambridge, 2005).Guy G. Stroumsa is Professor of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, and Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion, Emeritus, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The End of Sacrifice (2009) and the co-editor (with Graham N. Stanton) of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Judaism and Christianity (Cambridge, 1998).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views. To get started finding Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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