Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period

Thinking of Water in the Early Second Temple Period
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 9783110349665
ISBN-13 : 3110349663
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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.


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