Description:The motif of heavenly Journey is a common one in world literature. Seven non-canonical Jewish texts, I and II Enoch, The Testament of Levi, The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch, The Testament of Abraham, IV Ezra and The Apocalypse of Abraham are either devoted to the motif completely or contain examples thereof. A close study of each of these texts reveals the variety of uses to which the motif has been put. Having examined each text individually, the author is able to draw forth the characteristics common to Hellenistic Jewish treatments of the motif; thus the uniqueness of the use of the theme in Jewish literature is demonstrated.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heavenly Journeys. To get started finding Heavenly Journeys, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
354
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Description: The motif of heavenly Journey is a common one in world literature. Seven non-canonical Jewish texts, I and II Enoch, The Testament of Levi, The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch, The Testament of Abraham, IV Ezra and The Apocalypse of Abraham are either devoted to the motif completely or contain examples thereof. A close study of each of these texts reveals the variety of uses to which the motif has been put. Having examined each text individually, the author is able to draw forth the characteristics common to Hellenistic Jewish treatments of the motif; thus the uniqueness of the use of the theme in Jewish literature is demonstrated.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heavenly Journeys. To get started finding Heavenly Journeys, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
354
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften