The Vow-Curse in Ancient Jewish Texts
Uttering a vow was an important and popular religious practice in ancient Judaism. It is mentioned frequently in biblical literature, and an entire rabbinic tractate, Nedarim, is devoted to this subject. In this article, I argue that starting from the Second Temple period, alongside the regular use...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2019, Volume: 112, Issue: 3, Pages: 340-357 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pledge
/ Curse
/ Mesopotamia
/ Judaism
/ Paul Apostle
/ History 600 BC-70
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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Rabbinics
B Ancient Magic B Second Temple Literature B Damascus Document B Paul B Aramaic incantation bowls |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |