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] ©2014 |
Blwyddyn Gyhoeddi: | 2014 |
Iaith: | English |
Cyfres: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ,
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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 |
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Crynodeb: | 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. |
Fformat: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110349665 9783110238570 9783110238549 9783110638165 9783110369526 9783110370409 9783110716825 |
ISSN: | 0934-2575 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110349665 |
Mynediad: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Ehud Ben Zvi, Christoph Levin. |