Other worlds and their relation to this world : early Jewish and ancient Christian traditions / edited by Tobias Nicklas ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicklas, Tobias, 1967-

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 143.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 143

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Future life--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.

Future life.

Future life--Judaism--History of doctrines--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is there a future after death and what does this future look like? What kind of life can we expect, and in what kind of world? Is there another, hopefully better world than the one we live in? The articles collected in this volume, all written by leading experts in the field, deal with the question how ancient Jewish and Christian authors describe “otherworldly places and situations”. They investigate why various forms of texts were created to address the questions above, how these texts functioned, and how they have to be understood. It is shown how ancient descriptions of the “otherworld” are taking over and reworking existing motifs, forms and genres, but also that they mirror concrete problems, ideas, experiences, and questions of their authors and the first readers.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / T. Nicklas , J. Verheyden , E. M.M. Eynikel and F. Garcia Martinez

Approaching Afterlife Imagery: A Contemporary Glance At Ancient Concepts Of Otherworldly Dimensions / Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati

The \'God Of Heaven\' In Persian And Hellenistic Times / Stefan Beyerle

The Heavenly Temple, The Prison In The Void And The Uninhabited Paradise: Otherworldly Sites In The Book Of The Watchers / Kelley Coblentz Bautch

Four Worlds That Are \'Other\' In The Enochic Book Of Parables / George W.E. Nickelsburg

The \'Otherworld\' And The Epistle Of Enoch / Loren T. Stuckenbruck

The Otherworld In The Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins

The Character Of The City And The Temple Of The Aramaic New Jerusalem / Eibert Tigchelaar

The Heavenly World And Its Relationship To This World According To Rabbinic Literature: Some Main Outlines / Beate Ego

Between Heaven And Earth: Liminal Visions In 4ezra / Hindy Najman

Omnia Mutantur, Nihil Interit? Virgil’s Katabasis And The Ideas Of The Hereafter In Ovid’s Metamorphoses / Meinolf Vielberg

The Otherworld And The New Age In The Letters Of Paul / Adela Yarbro Collins

The Otherworld And This World In 2 Cor 12:1–10 In Light Of Early Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition / Albert Hogeterp

The Rich, The Poor, And The Promise Of An Eschatological Reward In The Gospel Of Luke / Outi Lehtipuu

Diesseits aus der Sicht des Jenseits: Die Sendschreiben der Offenbarung des Johannes (Offb 2–3) / Tobias Nicklas

Asceticism And Otherworlds In The Acts Of Paul And Thecla / Korinna Zamfir

Orphic, Roman, Jewish And Christian Tours Of Hell: Observations On The Apocalypse Of Peter / Jan N. Bremmer

Hell In The Latin Vision Of Ezra / Richard Bauckham

Himmlischer Aufstieg im Apokryphon des Jakobus (NHC I,2) / Boudewijn Dehandschutter

Purgatory: Worldly Functions Of An Otherworldly Notion / Andreas Merkt

\'The Holy Contest\': Competition For The Best Afterlife In The Apocalypse Of Paul And Late Antique Egypt / Kirsti Barrett Copeland

Index Of Texts / T. Nicklas , J. Verheyden , E. M.M. Eynikel and F. Garcia Martinez

Subject Index / T. Nicklas , J. Verheyden , E. M.M. Eynikel and F. Garcia Martinez.

Notes:

Proceedings of a conference held Mar. 21-23, 2007 at Radboud University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-03942-7

9786613039422

90-04-19073-2

90-04-18626-3

OCLC:

714568794

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004186262.i-402 DOI