Angels and Orthodoxy : a Study in their Development in Syria and Palestine from the Qumran Texts to Ephrem the Syrian
HauptbeschreibungRuth Tuschling considers the relation between ideas about angels, especially their function within a monotheistic belief system, and the development of a sense of what it means to be orthodox, in both Judaism and Christianity, from the time of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the late fourth century AD, geographically limited to Syria and Palestine. The first chapter contains an historical overview of angelological concepts in Judaism, before the exile in Babylon, after the exile, and after the rise of Christianity. Here the author also gives an analysis of key vocabulary and modern ca
eBook, English, 2012
Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2012