Jewish Pseudepigrapha: An Introduction to the Literature of the Second Temple Period [EPUB ebook] 

German–Turkish relations, which have a long history and generally unrecognized depth, have rarely been examined as mutually formative processes. Isolated instances of influence have been examined in …

Paul”s statement that ”letter kills but the spirit gives life” [2 Corinthians 3.6] has had an extraordinary impact on Christian thought through the ages. It has been read both as affirming the sav …

This volume draws together ethnographies of female initiation rites in Melanesia which require anthropologists to rethink their analysis of initiations and their perceptions of gender. The contributo …

Introducing the reader to the gods and their worshippers and to the ways in which they were related, this book focuses on the ever-present link between the human and the divine in Ancient Egypt. The …

The most recent mystical theology scholarship – a discipline that has found new energy and influence. This is examined through the lens of Wittgenstein”s philosophy. …

Freud argued that religions originate in the unconscious needs, longings and fantasies of human minds. His work has served to highlight how any analysis of religion must explore mental life, both the …

It features the first discussion of the recently discovered text ”The Gabriel Revelation” – an apocalyptic text written on stone at the turn of the Common Era. This tablet provides revolutionary pa …

Introducing the New Testament presents the complex and often challenging texts and history of the New Testament in a clear and informative manner. The book begins with a section that gives readers a …