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Through the name of God : a new road to the origin of Judaism and Christianity / Joel T. Klein.
LIBRA BM610 .K575 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klein, Joel T., 1923-
- Series:
- Contributions to the study of religion 0196-7053 ; no. 64.
- Contributions to the study of religion, 0196-7053 ; no. 64
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- God (Judaism)--Name.
- God (Judaism).
- Tetragrammaton.
- Judaism--Origin.
- Judaism.
- Christianity--Origin.
- Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 271 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Re-examines the Egyptian impact on the origins of Judaism and sister religions.
- Contents:
- A First-Person Account xxi
- 1. The Beginning 1
- 2. The Name That Never Was 31
- 3. The Birthright: Meeting of Two Civilizations 55
- 4. God by Another Name 65
- 5. The Ark: Tevah and Aron 85
- 6. Interaction and Influence 109
- 7. Rebellions from the Foot of Sinai to the Pittsburgh Platform 121
- 8. Job: Is God Just and Right, or Just Which God is Right? 153
- 9. From Egyptians to Hebrews and Jews, from Jews to Christians 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-257) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313316562
- OCLC:
- 44763933
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