The Use Of Sacred Books In The Ancient World

Author : Leonard Victor Rutgers
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9042906960

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The Use of Sacred Books in the Ancient World by Leonard Victor Rutgers Pdf

In this volume a number of scholars from Israel, the USA, and England have joined forces with the well-known Utrecht University Research Unit "The Cultural Milieu of Early Christianity" to investigate in an unprecendently interdisciplinary fashion how sacred books functioned in pagan, Jewish, and Christian circles. The 16 essays cover a wide range of topics including a discussion of emergence of canonical scriptures in late antiquity, an investigation of parallels between exegesis of Homer by the Greeks and that of the Bible by the Jews, a study of the rise of Virgil's Aeneid to the status of "canonical" book; a discussion of the use of sacred books as instant oracles; an investigation of the role of the Bible in polemics between Jews and Christians; an analysis of the wide variety of quotation formula's used by New Testament authors, a discussion of the role of biblical interpretation in the thought world of Jesus' brother, James; an investigation of the function of Scripture in the midrash Aggadat Bereshit, and other topics.

Author : Hanna Kahana
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9042915803

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Esther by Hanna Kahana Pdf

This book is essentially a very exacting comparison between the Septuaginta translation of the Esther Scroll and its Hebrew text. Each and every verse in the Scroll is graphically presented in a four columned table in which we inserted the Hebrew text, broken up into syntactically coherent short phrases, its Greek counterpart and the English translations of the Hebrew and Greek phrases respectively. In the running commentary we discuss the additions and the omissions, examine how the Translator succeeded in rendering especially difficult and complicated Hebrew verses, and try to throw light on his language, his methods and his translational idiosyncrasies. We also quote the Vulgate, the Aramaic Targumim and the Greek A Text and, in most cases translate them too in English. The added value of this book is the synoptic graphic presentation of each verse which enables one to get an immediate impression of the two texts and their juxtaposition.

Author : H. Greg Snyder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134603374

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Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World by H. Greg Snyder Pdf

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesizes a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the literary practices of Jews and Christians compared to the literary practices of the philosophical schools and whether Christians were particularly noteworthy for their attatchment to scripture. Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World will be of interest to students of classics, ancient history, the early Christian world and Jewish studies.

Author : S. A. Nigosian
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0801879906

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From Ancient Writings to Sacred Texts by S. A. Nigosian Pdf

Nigosian explores the diverse literary antecedents of the Old Testament as well as the Apocrypha -- books excluded from the canonical Hebrew text but included in the Septuagint.

Author : Beate Dignas,R. R. R. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199572069

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Historical and Religious Memory in the Ancient World by Beate Dignas,R. R. R. Smith Pdf

Book celebrates the work of Simon Price.

Author : Rubina Raja,Jörg Rüpke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119042846

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A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World by Rubina Raja,Jörg Rüpke Pdf

A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world. • Features readings that focus on religious experience and expression in the ancient world rather than solely on religious belief • Places a strong emphasis on domestic and individual religious practice • Represents the first time that the concept of “lived religion” is applied to the ancient history of religion and archaeology of religion • Includes cutting-edge data taken from top contemporary researchers and theorists in the field • Examines a large variety of themes and religious traditions across a wide geographical area and chronological span • Written to appeal equally to archaeologists and historians of religion

Author : Marvin W. Meyer
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 081221692X

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The Ancient Mysteries by Marvin W. Meyer Pdf

Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates. In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.

Author : G. J. Wightman,Gregory J. Wightman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Ancient religious architecture
ISBN : 9042918039

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Sacred Spaces by G. J. Wightman,Gregory J. Wightman Pdf

A great deal has been written about religious architecture in ancient cultures, but the great bulk of the literature has tended to be culture-specific. Wightman's volume offers for the first time a comprehensive synopsis of the rich manifestations of religious architecture throughout the ancient world. In addition, the book provides a conceptual framework within which cross-cultural comparisons of religious architecture may usefully take place, and tackles some fundamental issues in relation to the definition and characterisation of sacred space in ancient contexts. The last fifteen years have witnessed the focusing of a great deal of scholarly attention on the archaeology of religions, with the result that today researchers are able to make use of a broad armoury of theoretical and methodological approaches. Yet theory must at all times be tested against material evidence, and here Wightman's volume is timely in laying out empirical data pertaining to all the major traditions of religious architecture in antiquity. The book is comprised of twenty-one chapters divided into five parts. Beginning around twelve thousand years ago at the transition of the Holocene, the book embarks on an explorative journey around the ancient globe, ending between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD. The first four parts of the book deal with broad regions of the ancient world: Western; Pre-Classical Europe and the Mediterranean; the Graeco-Roman world; South and East Asia; and the Americas. Part Five, covering about a quarter of the book, has three chapters, each dealing with aspects of sacred space (Identity and Meaning, Language of Sacred Space, Text and Image). The text is complemented by approximately 400 line drawings in colour - many of which are Wightman's reconstructions of ancient temples and sanctuaries - and 200 photographic plates, most in colour. The volume is rounded off by a comprehensive bibliography with essential literature highlighted, benefiting both the general reader and specialists. Wightman's book will become a work of reference to those interested in gaining or furthering an understanding of architecture, archaeology and religion in the ancient world.

Author : Christopher D. Stanley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567295088

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Arguing With Scripture by Christopher D. Stanley Pdf

Drawing on recent discussions of quotations in the fields of rhetorics, linguistics, and literary studies, Stanley argues that Paul's explicit appeals to Jewish Scriptures must be analyzed as rhetorical devices that seek to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a first-century audience, an approach that requires a different set of questions and methods than scholars have typically used in their studies of Paul's quotations. Key questions include why Paul quoted words of Scripture to support some of his arguments and not others; how quotations help to advance the developing arguments of Paul's letters; and how a mostly illiterate first-century audience from a variety of backgrounds might have viewed these sudden intrusions of material from a Jewish religious text. Answering these questions requires paying careful attention to the affective and poetic dimensions as well as the intellectual aspects of the original audience's encounter with the Holy Scriptures of Israel. Christopher Stanley is Professor of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. He is the author of Paul and the Language of Scripture as well as numerous articles on the social, literary, and rhetorical context of Paul's letters.

Author : George Rawlinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : OXFORD:600088361

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The Religions of the Ancient World by George Rawlinson Pdf

Author : Anders-Christian Jacobsen
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788779346581

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The Discursive Fight over Religious Texts in Antiquity by Anders-Christian Jacobsen Pdf

The volumes of Religion and Normativity presents the latest research in three central fields. Volume I discusses the construction of normative texts in early Christianity and Judaism, including canon formation, the question of authoritative interpretation of canon, and the re-writing of normative texts in new situations. Among other things, the authors employ literary theories and memory construction.

Author : Justin J. Meggitt
Publisher : Mutual Academic
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781916570078

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Studies in the Historical Jesus by Justin J. Meggitt Pdf

Studies in the Historical Jesus: Anarchy, Miracles, and Madness is a selection of key essays on the historical figure of Jesus published over the last fifteen years by Justin J. Meggitt. Each addresses a central question in the study of Jesus and his context, from the role of myth in the creation of traditions about him and the historicity of his miracles, to the problem of his politics and the reasons for his execution. The collection brings fresh perspectives and new data to bear on enduring debates, and demonstrates the value of "history from below" in making sense of the historical Jesus and the world that made him.

Author : Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : PSU:000049137330

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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written by Martin Seymour-Smith Pdf

The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression, pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence, redirected beliefs about the nature of man, or forever altered the global political landscape. For each there is a historical overview, an analysis of the work's effect on our lives today and a lively discussion of the reasons for inclusion.

Author : Massimo Mastrogregori
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110967432

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1998 by Massimo Mastrogregori Pdf

Annually published since 1930, the International bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and within this classification alphabetically. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.

Author : Jitse H. F. Dijkstra,Christian R. Raschle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108494908

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Religious Violence in the Ancient World by Jitse H. F. Dijkstra,Christian R. Raschle Pdf

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.