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Chapter Multilingualism, Multiscripturalism, and Knowledge Transfer in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Graeco-Roman Judaea

How did ancient communities approach the concept of religious knowledge? Was it something to be shared with all, or was it the provenance of certain initiates? This volume of collected essays illustrates a range of approaches to this dilemma, from ancient Babylon, Judaism (Dead Sea scrolls, Book of...

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Main Author: Popović, Mladen (auth, Editor)
Other Authors: Roig Lanzillotta, Lautaro (Editor), Wilde, Clare (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2018
Series:Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Tension, Transmission, Transformation 10
Subjects:
General studies
Religion & beliefs
Comparative religion
Christian social thought & activity
Jewish studies
Islamic studies
Cuneiform
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
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Summary:How did ancient communities approach the concept of religious knowledge? Was it something to be shared with all, or was it the provenance of certain initiates? This volume of collected essays illustrates a range of approaches to this dilemma, from ancient Babylon, Judaism (Dead Sea scrolls, Book of Jubilees, rabbinic traditions in the Roman Empire), Christianity (Gnosticism, Alexandria, Gospel of John) and Islam (Qur'ān and Ismaili traditions).
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (26 p.)
ISBN:9783110596601-003
9783110596601
9783110595710
9783110643732
9783110593662
Access:Open Access

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