ISBN:
9789004460850
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XI, 216 Seiten
,
Karten
Erscheinungsjahr:
2021
Serie:
Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 121
Serie:
Culture and history of the ancient Near East
DDC:
221.6
Schlagwort(e):
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Giants in the Bible
;
Giants in literature
Kurzfassung:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Ugaritic evidence -- 3. The Phoenician evidence -- 4. The Biblical evidence -- 5. General conclusions -- Bibliography -- Hebrew bibliography -- Index.
Kurzfassung:
"In The Rephaim: Sons of the Gods, Jonathan Yogev provides a new theory regarding the mysterious characters, known as "Rephaim," in Biblical and ancient Near Eastern literature. The Rephaim are associated with concepts such as death and the afterlife, divinity, healing, giants and monarchy among others. They appear in Ugaritic, Phoenician and Biblical texts, yet it is difficult to pinpoint their exact function and meaning. This study offers a different perspective, along with full texts, detailed epigraphic analysis and commentary for all of the texts that mention the Rephaim, in order to determine their specific importance in societies of the ancient Levant"--
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 181-206
URL:
Literaturverzeichnis
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