| Iconography and Biblical Studies: Proceedings of the Iconography Sessions at the Joint Eabs/Sbl Conference, 22-26 July 2007, Vienna, Austria Contributor(s): Hulster, Izak J. de (Editor), Schmitt, Rudiger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3868350187 ISBN-13: 9783868350180 Publisher: Ugarit Verlag OUR PRICE: $40.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| LCCN: 2010450015 |
| Series: Alter Orient Und Altes Testament |
| Physical Information: 251 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archaeology provides Biblical Studies with information essential for understanding the biblical text in its historical context. An important branch of archaeology is iconography, the study of pictorial expressions. Pictorial expressions depict a vast range of subjects: the natural and cultivated world, daily life, rituals, ideas - even imaginative notions (e.g. symbols, imagery). Thus, ancient Near Eastern iconography provides the (scholarly) community not only with information about the world in which the Bible emerged and was written, but also evidence relating to the perception, symbol systems, and so forth of the people who inhabited this 'world'. This volume assembles eleven contributions of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern scholars. |
