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Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible and the Ancient Near East

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In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between Greek religion & culture and the Ancient Near East. This challenging book contributes greatly to this interest by studying the Near Eastern background of important Greek myths, such as those of the creation of the world and the first woman, the Flood, the Golden Fleece, the Titans and travelling seers, but also of the births of Attis and Asclepius as well as the origins of the terms 'paradise' and 'magic'. It also shows that, in turn, Greek literature influenced Jewish stories of divine epiphanies and that the Greek scapegoat myths and rituals contributed to the central Christian notion of atonement.
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18008775
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Year:
2022
Publisher:
Brill Academic Pub
Language:
English
ISBN 10:
9004164731
ISBN 13:
9789004164734
ISBN:
9004164731, 9789004164734
Series:
Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 8

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