Way of the Wilderness - A Geographical Study of Wilderness Itineraries in Old Testament

Klappentext Old Testament scholars will not be alone in finding this monograph of interest. Zusammenfassung The Old Testament accounts of the Exodus contain various indications of the routes taken by the Israelites and the so-called wilderness itineraries appear to be very precise. From the earliest times! students of the Bible have tried to relate references in the texts to place names known in their own day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Jewish interpretations in Greek; 3. Jewish interpretations in Hebrew and Aramaic; 4. Christian interpretations; 5. Arabic interpretations; 6. Behind the traditions; 7. Key points on the routes; 8. Routes in the Sinai Peninsula; 9. Identification of the routes described; Bibliography; Indexes.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: G. I. Davies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521104098
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10409-8
• Seiten: 152
• Serie: Society for Old Testament Stud
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke