[PDF] Lords Of The Scrolls Literary Traditions In The Bible And Gospels eBook

Author : Donald K. Sharpes
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820478494

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Lords of the Scrolls analyzes ancient literary sources to show how biblical and gospel scribes borrowed and imitated themes from earlier literature to create heroic legends around Hebrew figures and Jesus. Comparisons between the Epic of Gilgamesh; Enuma Elish; Canaanite, Egyptian, and Greek legends; Homeric epics; the histories of Herodotus; and selected biblical and gospel passages reveal thematic and literary similarities. Tracing literary classics from the birth of writing to the first millennium of the modern era, this book demonstrates that Hebrew scribes used previous literature to establish a national identity, and that gospel scribes borrowed heavily from Homer to create epic legends around the person of Jesus.

Author : BRILL ACADEMIC PUB
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2007-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 900415583X

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Formerly known by its subtitle "Internationale Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete", the International Review of Biblical Studies has served the scholarly community ever since its inception in the early 1950's. Each annual volume includes approximately 2,000 abstracts and summaries of articles and books that deal with the Bible and related literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pseudepigrapha, Non-canonical gospels, and ancient Near Eastern writings. The abstracts - which may be in English, German, or French - are arranged thematically under headings such as e.g. "Genesis", "Matthew", "Greek language", "text and textual criticism", "exegetical methods and approaches", "biblical theology", "social and religious institutions", "biblical personalities", "history of Israel and early Judaism", and so on. The articles and books that are abstracted and reviewed are collected annually by an international team of collaborators from over 300 of the most important periodicals and book series in the fields covered.

Author : Donald K. Sharpes
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780739123188

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Sharpes paints profiles of individuals who stood up against oppressing forces and overwhelming odds. Offering numerous profiles of varying lengths, the selection ranges from such well-known twentieth-century figures as Gandhi, to little-known and neglected historical figures, such as John Leo.

Author : Donald K. Sharpes
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739128121

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This book charts the development of the main social sciences_religion, history, philosophy, law, sociology, anthropology, and economics_through an examination of the lives and works of each discipline's key historical figures.

Author : William Desmond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1441108823

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One of the most celebrated of Plato's ideas was that if human society was ever to function successfully then philosophers would need to become kings, or kings philosophers. In a perfect state, therefore, philosophic wisdom should be wedded to political power. In antiquity, who were or aspired to be philosopher-kings? What was their understanding of wisdom and the limits of knowledge? What influence have they had on periods beyond antiquity? This volume focuses on Plato and his contemporaries; Alexander the Great and his Hellenistic successors; Marcus Aurelius and the 'good emperors'; Moses, Solomon and early Hebrew leaders; and Julian the Apostate, the last of the pagans. In conclusion it looks at the re-emergence of the Platonic ideal in important moments of European history, such as the Enlightenment. The theme of the philosopher-king is significant for Greco-Roman antiquity as a whole, and this work is unique in detailing the development of an idea through major periods of Greek and Roman history, and beyond.

Author : Christopher Bryan
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 29,50 MB
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0199752095

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Bryan combines literary, historical, and theological approaches in this study of the doctrine of the Resurrection. Throughout, he exhibits a willingness to face hard questions as well as an appropriate reverence for a faith that for almost two thousand years has enabled millions of people to lead lives of meaning and grace.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857861077

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Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

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Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Books
ISBN :

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Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.

Author : David P. Moessner
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Bible
ISBN :

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This is a new paperback edition of David Moessner's Lord of the Banquet, acclaimed by specialists in Lucan studies as a major contribution to understanding the theology and compositional logic of Luke's Gospel.