Nietzsche and Freud saw Christianity as metaphysical escapism, with Nietzsche calling the religion a?Platonism for the masses" and faulting Paul the apostle for negating more immanent, material modes of thought and political solidarity. Integrating this debate with the philosoph…
This study of dream accounts in the Bible and in ancient Near Eastern literature suggests two main lines of interpretation: on the one hand it defines the function of dream accounts from a literary, social, political and religious point of view on the basis of literary genre (pr…
"This study of dream accounts in the Bible and in Ancient Near Eastern literature suggests two main lines of interpretation: on the one hand, it defines the function of dream accounts from a literary, social, political and religious point of view on the basis of literary genre (…
Leading scholars explore the tradition, rooted in Genesis 6, of "the Watchers," mysterious heavenly beings who became the focus of rich cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Chapters trace the development of the Watchers through the Enoch literature, Jubilee…
Leading scholars explore the tradition, rooted in Genesis 6, of "the Watchers," mysterious heavenly beings who became the focus of rich cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Chapters trace the development of the Watchers through the Enoch literature, Jubilee…
Der Band enthält Studien zur Entstehung der hebräischen Bibel und zu ihrer Funktion im Rahmen der jüdischen Religion sowie Abhandlungen zu einzelnen biblischen Passagen, die meist der Selbstdarstellung und Selbstbehauptung des Judentums dienten. Die zum Teil bereits früher publi…
Hauptbeschreibung Law is not only conveyed in codified clauses; it is often featured as a pivotal topic in literary texts. Existing legal relationships can determine the historical or the fictive setting of a drama or a plot, narratives can propagate laws or demonstrate their in…
As indicated by the title, this volume focuses on an area of conflict that became decisive for the development of Christianity, i.e. which group of texts should be regarded as normative for the preaching of the Christian faith, and how these texts should be interpreted. Several …
