Reading the human body: physiognomics and astrology in the Dead Sea scrolls and Hellenistic-early Roman period Judaism
Offering fresh reconstructions and interpretations of physiognomic and astrological texts from Qumran in comparison with Babylonian and Greco-Roman texts, this book gives a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism
| Zusammenfassung: | Offering fresh reconstructions and interpretations of physiognomic and astrological texts from Qumran in comparison with Babylonian and Greco-Roman texts, this book gives a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Text is in English with some Hebrew and Aramaic. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9047420462 |