La 4e de couverture indique : "This volume, a tribute to John J. Collins by his friends, colleagues, and students, includes essays on the wide range of interests that have occupied John Collins's distinguished career. Topics range from the ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible …
Discusses the differences in beliefs between modern Bible readers and the men who created it.
"Until recently, biblical studies and studies of the written and material culture of the ancient Near East have been fragmented, governed by experts who are confined within their individual disciplines' methodological frameworks and patterns of thinking. The consequence has been…
"As Adolf Hitler strategised his way to power, he knew that it was necessary to gain the support of theology and the Church. This study begins two hundred years earlier, however, looking at roots of theological anti-Semitism and how Jews and Judaism were constructed, positively …
As Adolf Hitler strategised his way to power, he knew that it was necessary to gain the support of theology and the Church. This study looks at roots of theological anti-Semitism and how Jews and Judaism were constructed, positively and negatively, in the biblical interpretation…
Biographical note: Yaacov Shavit, Tel Aviv University, Israel;Mordechai Eran, Tel Aviv, Israel.
