The rephaim : sons of the gods / by Jonathan Yogev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yogev, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 121.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; vol. 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tall people in the Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Giants in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"In The Rephaim: Sons of the Gods, Jonathan Yogev provides a new theory regarding the mysterious characters, known as "Rephaim," in Biblical and ancient Near Eastern literature. The Rephaim are associated with concepts such as death and the afterlife, divinity, healing, giants and monarchy among others. They appear in Ugaritic, Phoenician and Biblical texts, yet it is difficult to pinpoint their exact function and meaning. This study offers a different perspective, along with full texts, detailed epigraphic analysis and commentary for all of the texts that mention the Rephaim, in order to determine their specific importance in societies of the ancient Levant"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Ugaritic evidence

3. The Phoenician evidence

4. The Biblical evidence

5. General conclusions

Bibliography

Hebrew bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004460850

9004460853

OCLC:

1237345655