| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 81 |
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Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 81. 1384-2161
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| Contents |
Preliminary determinations -- Description of the geography of 1 Enoch 17-19. Description of the geography of 1 Enoch 17:1-3, the Mountain of God and Place of luminaries -- Description of the geography of 1 Enoch 17:4-8; the Great Darkness and Waterways -- Description of the geography of 1 Enoch 18:1-9; the Four Winds and the Seven Mountains -- Description of the geography of 1 Enoch 18:9-19:3; the Prison of the Stars and Angels -- Making sense of the geography of 1 Enoch 17-19. Putting it all together; mapping the world of 1 Enoch 17-19 -- Comparable geographical data and parallels in Israelite and Jewish traditions -- Comparable geographical data and parallels in ancient Near Eastern and Greek traditions -- Cosmology and geography in the Enochic corpus and in the Second Temple period and late antique traditions -- Conclusion: summary of the results, 1 Enoch 17-19 in context; The theology of 1 Enoch 17-19; Excursus: law and the Enochic community |
| Summary |
This work examines the travels of the patriarch Enoch who is given a guided tour of extraordinary and at times terrifying places located throughout the cosmos. It clarifies the text of 1 Enoch 17-19 by explaining how the sites described relate to one another geographically |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Ethiopic book of Enoch XVII-XIX -- Geography
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Ethiopic book of Enoch XVII-XIX -- Comparative studies
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Äthiopisches Henochbuch 17-19 gnd |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies.
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Geography
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Geografie
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I Henoch.
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Geografie.
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| Genre/Form |
Comparative studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423711092 |
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9781423711094 |
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9047402251 |
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9789047402251 |
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9789004131033 |
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9004131035 |
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