Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period
Author | : Ehud Ben Zvi |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2014-10-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110349665 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110349663 |
Rating | : 4/5 (663 Downloads) |
Download or read book Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period written by Ehud Ben Zvi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is a vital resource and is widely acknowledged as such. Thus it often serves as an ideological and linguistic symbol that stands for and evokes concepts central within a community. This volume explores ‘thinking of water’ and concepts expressed through references to water within the symbolic system of the late Persian/early Hellenistic period and as it does so it sheds light on the social mindscape of the early Second Temple community.