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...

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Contributors: Ben Zvi, Ehud 1951- (Editor) ; Levin, Christoph 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2014]
In: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (461)
Year: 2014
Reviews:Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period (2016) (Kipfer, Sara, 1980 -)
Series/Journal:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 461
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Water (Motif) / Old Testament / Early Judaism / Literature
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.
ISBN:3110349663
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110349665