"Almost every book in the Hebrew Bible mentions horses and chariots in some manner, usually in a military context. However, the importance of horses, chariots, and equestrians in ancient Israel is typically mentioned only in passing, if at all, by historians, hippologists, and b…
Das Phänomen 'Tod' beschäftigte den Menschen zu allen Zeiten, was sich unter anderem darin zeigt, daß der Austausch über den Tod eine beträchtliche Menge an Literatur prägt. Da über den Tod an sich kein Lebender Wissen haben kann, erfolgt dieser Austausch durch alle Kulturen und…
"The collection examines the view of holiness in the "Holy Land" through the writings of pilgrims, travelers, and missionaries. The period extends from 1517, the Ottoman conquest of Syria and Palestine, to the Franco-British treaty of Utrecht in 1713 and the consolidation of Eur…
Written by an international and interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars, "The Oxford handbook of Jewish daily life in Roman Palestine" is an indispensable reference compendium on the day-to-day lives of Jews in the land of Israel in Roman times. Ranging from subjects su…