Buch der Kriege – Buch des Himmels
Kleine Schriften zur Exegese und Theologie
By (author) B. Lang
Bern Bernhard Lang, bekannter Autor kulturwissenschaftlicher Bucher uber Bibel und christliche Religionsgeschichte, bietet im vorliegenden Band eine Auswahl seiner Essays. Leitthemen sind “Krieg” und “Himmel”. Folgende biblische Themen werden unter dem Titel Buch der Kriege behandelt: Das Buch der Kriege: Eine kurze Lekture der Bibel – Von der kriegerischen zur nativistischen Kultur: Das alte Israel im Licht der Kulturanthropologie – Die Leviten, eine kriegerische Priesterzunft – Der Frevel der Vater: Eine Interpretation des Dekalogs – “Du sollst nicht nach der Frau eines anderen verlangen”, rechtsgeschichtlich betrachtet – Klugheit als Ethos und Weisheit als Beruf – Das Ratsel der Eucharistie aus religionshistorischer Sicht – Der Orientreisende als Exeget. Die Essays im Buch des Himmels gelten der Kulturgeschichte des Christentums: Was sagen Theologen privat uber das ewige Leben? – Wiedersehen im Himmel in John Bunyans “Pilgerreise” und bei William Blake – Leben im Weltall: Fontenelle, Huygens, Swedenborg – Das Jenseits in der katholischen Theologie – Predigt als “intellektuelles Ritual” – Prophet, Priester und Virtuose bei Max Weber – Die Josefserzahlung bei Goethe und Voltaire – Latein in der katholischen Kirche – Personliche Frommigkeit.
- By (author) B. Lang
Other Titles in this Series
Between Israelite Religion and Old Testament Theology
Essays on Archaeology, History, and Hermeneutics
Volume 80
Insights into Editing in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
What Does Documented Evidence Tell Us about the Transmission of Authoritative Texts?
Volume 84
Like Nails Firmly Fixed (Qoh 12:11)
Essays on the Text and Language of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures Presented to Peter J. Gentry on the Occasion of His Retirement
Volume 115
Heilige oder Hure?
Die Rezeptionsgeschichte von Juda und Tamar (Genesis 38) von der Antike bis zur Reformationszeit
Volume 48
Transformations in the Septuagint
Towards an Interaction of Septuagint Studies and Translation Studies
Volume 47
Texts and Contexts of Jeremiah
The Exegesis of Jeremiah 1 and 10 in Light of Text and Reception History
Volume 82
In Spirit and Truth
An Exegetical Study of John 4:19-26 and a Theological Investigation of the Replacement Theme in the Fourth Gospel
Volume 46
“With All Your Soul Fear the Lord” (Sir. 7:27)
Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira II
Volume 87
Prophecy after the Prophets?
The Contribution of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Understanding of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Prophecy
Volume 52
The Akedah Servant Complex
The Soteriological Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Writings
Volume 69
Beyond the Breach
An Exegetical Study of John 4:1-42 as a Text of Jewish-Samaritan Reconciliation
Volume 92
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Pre-Christian Religions, Rituals, and Beliefs in Central and Northern Europe
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Punning in Odd or Elegant Constructions in Jeremiah
The Convergence of Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Textuality in the Hebrew Text of Jeremiah
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The Body
Lived, Cultured, Adorned: Essays on Dress and the Body in the Bible and Ancient Near East in Honor of Nili S. Fox
