Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period
Water is a vital resource and is widely acknowledged as such. Thus it often serves as an ideological and linguistic symbol that stands for and evokes concepts central within a community. This volume explores 'thinking of water' and concepts expressed through references to water within the...
| Published in: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2014]
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| In: |
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (461)
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| Reviews: | Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period (2016) (Kipfer, Sara, 1980 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
461 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Water (Motif)
/ Old Testament
/ Early Judaism
/ Literature
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| Further subjects: | B
Water
B Water Social aspects (Palestine) B Christian Theology / Generals / RELIGION B Conference program 2012 (Edmonton, Alberta) B Water in rabbinical literature B Water Religious aspects Judaism |
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| Summary: | Water is a vital resource and is widely acknowledged as such. Thus it often serves as an ideological and linguistic symbol that stands for and evokes concepts central within a community. This volume explores 'thinking of water' and concepts expressed through references to water within the symbolic system of the late Persian/early Hellenistic period and as it does so it sheds light on the social mindscape of the early Second Temple community Biographical note: Ehud Ben-Zvi, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Christoph Levin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany. Biographical note: Ehud Ben-Zvi, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Kanada; Christoph Levin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München. Water is a vital resource and is widely acknowledged as such. Thus it often serves as an ideological and linguistic symbol that stands for and evokes concepts central within a community. This volume explores ‘thinking of water’ and concepts expressed through references to water within the symbolic system of the late Persian/early Hellenistic period and as it does so it sheds light on the social mindscape of the early Second Temple community. |
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| ISBN: | 3110349663 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110349665 |