11,834円 Das Prophetengesetz in Dtn 18,9-22 grenzt einen Propheten Israels deutlich von divinatorischen und magischen Praktiken ab, die den umliegenden Völkern zugeordnet werden. Ziel der Studie ist es, die einzelnen Praktiken möglichst genau zu erfassen und ihr Verhältnis zur Prophetie in der weiteren He...

950円 For centuries, the Holy Grail has captured the imagination of scholars, mystics, and adventurers alike. Often depicted as a sacred chalice, its legend has evolved from medieval literature into a powerful symbol of spiritual enlightenment, divine grace, and the relentless pursuit of truth. In The ...

800円 For centuries, the Ark of the Covenant has remained one of history's most captivating mysteriesーa sacred artifact of immense religious, historical, and archaeological significance. Said to house the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, the Ark was not merely an object of devotion but a divine ...

164円 In A Lady of England, Agnes Giberne provides a biographical account of a remarkable English woman who dedicated her life to serving others. Through vivid narrative and personal reflections, the novel delves into the life of a woman whose faith, courage, and sense of duty left an indelible mark on...

12,686円 This book explores the ways in which the early rabbis reshaped biblical laws of ritual purity and impurity and argues that the rabbis’ new purity discourse generated a unique notion of a bodily self. Focusing on the Mishnah, a Palestinian legal codex compiled around the turn of the third century ...

4,927円 Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishopーas the highest Church official in his cityーfrom model Christian to model citizen. Claudia Rapp's exceptional...

2,952円 During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditionsーmost notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of the ancient ...

4,927円 In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this very difficult personality. The result is a richly detailed interpretation of Ambrose's actions and writings that penetrates the bishop's painstaking...

13,390円 In this collection of essays, scholars from a range of disciplines explore the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. They ask two questions about each of these concepts: what did l...

11,981円 Theodoret’s People sheds new light on religious clashes of the mid-fifth century regarding the nature (or natures) of Christ. Adam M. Schor focuses on Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, his Syrian allies, and his opponents, led by Alexandrian bishops Cyril and Dioscorus. Although both sets of clerics ...

11,981円 Civic Rites explores the religious origins of Western democracy by examining the government of fifth-century BCE Athens in the larger context of ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Deftly combining history, politics, and religion to weave together stories of democracy’s first leaders an...

13,390円 The history of dining is a story that cannot be told without archaeology. Surviving texts describe the opulent banquets of Rome’s wealthy elite but give little attention to the simpler, more intimate social gatherings of domestic invitation dinners. The lower classes, in particular, are largely i...