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The Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam
Language: en
Pages: 349
Authors: George H. van Kooten
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-31 - Publisher: BRILL

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This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the fig
International Review of Biblical Studies / Internationale Zeitschriftenschau Fur Bibelwissenschaft Und Grenzgebiete
Language: en
Pages: 569
Authors: Bernhard Lang
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-15 - Publisher: BRILL

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Formerly known by its subtitle "Internationale Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete", the International Review of Biblical Studies has ser
Balaam in Text and Tradition
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: Jonathan Miles Robker
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-19 - Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

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The figure Balaam has interested exegetes and scribes for millennia. Jonathan Miles Robker examines the different versions of the literary character Balaam as a
Balaam's God
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: Jonathan Ammon
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-11 - Publisher: Lowerlight Books

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A renowned diviner. An approaching and victorious army. A divine encounter. A talking donkey. And the message of Yahweh reigning as King. Balaam is well known a
The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Istvan Czachesz
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-14 - Publisher: Routledge

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Early Christian apocryphal and conical documents present us with grotesque images of the human body, often combining the playful and humorous with the repulsive