Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion /

Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seei...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayward, Robert, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Jacob > (Biblical patriarch) > Name.
Jacob > (Patriarche biblique) > Nom.
Jacob > (Biblical patriarch)
Bible. > Genesis, XXXII, 9-22 > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible. > Genesis, XXXV, 9-15 > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History.
Greek literature, Hellenistic > Jewish authors > History and criticism.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Littérature grecque hellénistique > Auteurs juifs > Histoire et critique.
Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Greek literature, Hellenistic > Jewish authors.
Names.
Rabbinical literature.
Oude Testament.
Jodendom.
Christendom.
Namen (benamingen)
De twaalf stammen van Israël.
Israël > Nom.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 397 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369) and index.
ISBN:9781429470360
1429470364
1280753536
9781280753534
9786610753536
6610753539
0191529311
9780191529313

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