Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2010

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• Offerings to the Discerning Eye

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editor Sue D'Auria
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  • This volume of collected essays is dedicated to Jack A. Josephson by distinguished friends and colleagues, a select roster including eminent, established scholars in the field of Egyptology and rising stars of the younger generation.

• Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editors Tobias Nicklas; Joseph Verheyden; Erik Eynikel; Florentino Garcia Martinez
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  • Is there another, perhaps better world than the one where we live? Is there a future for us after death and how does it look like? The articles in this volume describe how ancient Jewish and Christian authors dealt with the above questions and what their answers had to do with their own life experience.

• Otherworldly and Eschatological Priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: J.L. Angel
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  • Departing from scholarship dedicated to the socio-historical realities of priesthood at Qumran, this book explores images of otherworldly and messianic/eschatological priesthood in the Dead Sea Scrolls as a reflection of the religious worldview of the Qumran community and related groups.