Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period / / ed. by Ehud Ben Zvi, Christoph Levin.

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 s...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]
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Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 461
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Physical Description:1 online resource (485 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Table of Contents --
Abbreviations --
Introduction --
Thinking of Water in Late Persian/Early Hellenistic Judah: An Exploration --
Sacred Springs and Liminal Rivers: Water and Prophecy in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean --
Water(s) of Abundance in the Ancient Near East and in Hebrew Bible Texts: A Sign of Kingship --
The Nile in Biblical Memory --
Polluted, Bitter, and Sweet Water as a Matter of Ethnic Identity-Formation in Persian Yehud --
The Song of the Sea and Isaiah: Exodus 15 in Post-monarchic Prophetic Discourse --
Imagining Water: The Overflowing Stream in Isa 66:12 --
“But into the Water You Must Not Dip It” (Jeremiah 13:1) – Methodological Reflections on How to Identify the Work of the Deuteronomistic Redaction in the Book of Jeremiah --
Drought and Locust Plague in Joel 1–2 --
Coping with Drought and Famine in some Post-Exilic Texts --
Adad’s Overflowing Scourge and the Weather God of Zion: Observations on Motif History in Isa 28:14–18 --
Thinking of Water in the Book of Job: A Fluvial Introduction to the Job Literature --
Water in 1–2 Kings --
Water Control and Royal Propaganda: Sennacherib’s Boast in 2 Kgs 19:24 (= Isa 37:25) --
Manasseh in Paradise? The Influence of ANE Palace Garden Imagery in LXX 2 Chronicles 33:20 --
Dew in the Enochic Literature --
Living Water by the Dead Sea: Some Water Metaphors in the Qumran Scrolls --
The Fluid Boundaries of Life, the Universe and Yahweh --
Drawing Out Moses: Water as a Personal Motif of the Biblical Character --
Fluvial Fantasies --
Author Index --
Reference Index
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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110349665
9783110238570
9783110238549
9783110638165
9783110369526
9783110370409
9783110716825
ISSN:0934-2575 ;
DOI:10.1515/9783110349665
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Ehud Ben Zvi, Christoph Levin.