The early history of heaven / J. Edward Wright.
By: Wright, J. Edward
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2000Description: xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 019513009X; 0195152301 (pbk); 9786610655281Subject(s): Heaven -- Judaism -- History of doctrines | Heaven -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 | Heaven -- Comparative studies | Literature, Ancient -- History and criticism | Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticismDDC classification: 291.2/3 LOC classification: BM645.H43 | W75 2000Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-310) and indexes.
Ancient Egyptian traditions -- Ancient Mesopotamian traditions -- Israelite traditions -- Persian, Greek and Roman traditions -- Early Jewish and Christian traditions I: the persistence of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern models -- Early Jewish and Christian traditions II: the adoption of Hellenistic models -- Early Jewish and Christian traditions III: common themes and motifs -- Later developments in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic images.
"Traces the origins and development of images of the heavenly realm in the ancient Near East, early Judaism, and Christianity. He begins by examining the beliefs of ancient Israel's neighbors in Egypt and Mesopotamia, reconstructing the intellectual context in which the earliest biblical images of heaven arose."--Jacket.
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