Cover of Early History of Heaven

Book 2002

Early History of Heaven

3 readers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Language
English
Published
2002
  • Ancient Literature
  • Apocalyptic literature
  • Christianity
  • Comparative studies
  • Heaven
  • History and criticism
  • History of doctrines
  • Judaism
  1. Ancient Egyptian Traditions2. Ancient Mesopotamian Traditions3. Israelite Traditions4. Persian, Greek, and Roman Traditions5. Early Jewish and Christian Traditions I: The Persistence of Biblical or Ancient Near Eastern Models6. 7. Early Jewish and Christian Traditions III: Common Themes & Motifs8. Later Developments in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Images