On Human Nature in Early Judaism - Creation, Composition, and Condition

This book is an analysis of early Jewish thought on human nature, specifically, the complex of characteristics that are understood to be universally innate, and/or God-given, to collective humanity and the manner which they depict human existence in relationship, or lack thereof, to God. Jewish discourse in the Greco-Roman period (4th c. BCE until 1st c. CE) on human nature was not exclusively particularistic, although the immediate concern was often communal-specific. Evidence shows that many of these discussions were also an attempt to grasp a general, or universal, human nature. The focus of this work has been narrowed to three categories that encapsulate the most prevalent themes in Second Temple Jewish texts, namely, creation, composition, and condition.

A propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey Paul García is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Second Temple Literature at Nyack College, New York, USA.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jeffrey P. García, Jeffrey Paul García
• Edition: Brill Schöningh
• Langues: Anglais, Allemand
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.11.2020
• EAN: 9783506704863
• ISBN: 978-3-506-70486-3
• Pages: 341
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 31 mm x 245 mm
• Poids: 811 g
• Illustrations: 2 Tabellen
• Thèmes: Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements; Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements (JAJ.S); Journal of ancient Judaism; Journal of Ancient Judaism - Supplements
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Judaïsme