The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVI: The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres, composed in Greek, perhaps as early as the first century CE. A full commentary accompanies the edited text. An introductory section discusses the numerous referen…
Every culture makes the distinction between ""true religion"" and magic, regarding one action and its result as ""miraculous,"" while rejecting another as the work of the devil. Surveying such topics as Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the magician, magic in Hasidism and Kabbalah, a…
"Contests long-standing claims that Confucianism came to prominence under China's Emperor Wu"--Provided by publisher.
"Contests long-standing claims that Confucianism came to prominence under China's Emperor Wu"--Provided by publisher.
"Contests long-standing claims that Confucianism came to prominence under China's Emperor Wu"--Provided by publisher.
