Disembodied souls:
Steiner, Richard C.,
Disembodied souls: the Nefesh in Israel and kindred spirits in the ancient Near East, with an appendix on the Katumuwa Inscription / Richard C. Steiner. - xvi, 210 pages ; PDF - Society of Biblical Literature ancient Near East monographs ; number 11 . - Ancient Near East monographs ; v. 11. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-198) and indexes.
Biblical scholars have long claimed that the Israelites "could not conceive of a disembodied nefesh [soul]." In this book, Richard C. Steiner rejects that claim based on a broad spectrum of textual, linguistic, archaeological, and anthropological evidence spanning the millennia from prehistoric times to the present. The biblical evidence includes a prophecy of Ezekiel condemning women who pretend to trap the wandering souls of sleeping people - prophecy that has been only partially understood until now because of the obscure technical terms that it contains. The extrabiblical evidence suggests that a belief in the existence of disembodied souls was part of the common religious heritage of the peoples of the ancient Near East.--Provided by publisher.
9781628370782 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 1628370785 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 9781628370768 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1628370769 (paper binding : alk. paper) 978-1-62837-077-5 1628370777 9781628370775
2014039318
Bible.--Old Testament--Language, style.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Nefesh (The Hebrew word)
Inscriptions, Aramaic--Turkey--Zincirli (Gaziantep İli)
PJ4819.N44 / S74 2015
492/.29
Disembodied souls: the Nefesh in Israel and kindred spirits in the ancient Near East, with an appendix on the Katumuwa Inscription / Richard C. Steiner. - xvi, 210 pages ; PDF - Society of Biblical Literature ancient Near East monographs ; number 11 . - Ancient Near East monographs ; v. 11. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-198) and indexes.
Biblical scholars have long claimed that the Israelites "could not conceive of a disembodied nefesh [soul]." In this book, Richard C. Steiner rejects that claim based on a broad spectrum of textual, linguistic, archaeological, and anthropological evidence spanning the millennia from prehistoric times to the present. The biblical evidence includes a prophecy of Ezekiel condemning women who pretend to trap the wandering souls of sleeping people - prophecy that has been only partially understood until now because of the obscure technical terms that it contains. The extrabiblical evidence suggests that a belief in the existence of disembodied souls was part of the common religious heritage of the peoples of the ancient Near East.--Provided by publisher.
9781628370782 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 1628370785 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) 9781628370768 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1628370769 (paper binding : alk. paper) 978-1-62837-077-5 1628370777 9781628370775
2014039318
Bible.--Old Testament--Language, style.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Nefesh (The Hebrew word)
Inscriptions, Aramaic--Turkey--Zincirli (Gaziantep İli)
PJ4819.N44 / S74 2015
492/.29