Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition (112) (Numen Book) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004150854 ISBN 13: 9789004150850

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2006

Synopsis

The present volume asks to which extent ancient practices and traditions of human sacrifice are reflected in medieval and modern Judeo-Christian times and also includes contributions concerned with the Ancient Near East and Ancient Greece.

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About the Author

Karin Finsterbusch, Dr. theol. (1994), University of Heidelberg, is Professor for Old Testament Studies at Landau University. She has published recently on Deuteronomy (Weisung für Israel, Mohr Siebeck 2005).
Armin Lange, Dr. theol. (1995), University of Münster, is Professor of Jewish Studies (Second Temple Period) at the University of Vienna. He has published on prophecy (Vom prophetischen Wort zur prophetischen Tradition, Mohr Siebeck 2002) and wisdom texts in the Qumran library (Weisheit und Prädestination, Brill 1995).
Diethard Römheld, Dr. theol. (1989), University of Marburg (Germany) is protestant minister in Rheinbach near Bonn. He has published on Prov 22--24 and the Neo-Egyptian Wisdom of Amen-em-Ope (Wege der Weisheit, de Gruyter 1989; Die Weisheitslehre im Alten Orient, Görg 1989).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9004150854
• ISBN 13: 9789004150850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Karin Finsterbusch, Armin L. Lange, K. F. Diethard Romheld, Lance Lazar