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Description:This study deals with physiognomic and astrological texts from the "Dead Sea Scrolls" that represent one of the earliest examples of ancient Jewish science. For the first time the Hebrew physiognomic-astrological list 4Q186 (4QZodiacal Physiognomy) and the Aramaic physiognomic list 4Q561 (4QPhysiognomy ar) are comprehensively studied in relation to both physiognomic and astrological writings from Babylonian and Greco-Roman traditions. New reconstructions and interpretations of these learned lists are offered that result in a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within both the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism at large, showing that Jewish culture in Palestine participated in the cultural exchange of learned knowledge between Babylonian and Greco-Roman cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Reading the Human Body (STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH, 67). To get started finding Reading the Human Body (STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH, 67), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2007

ISBN: 9004157174

Description: This study deals with physiognomic and astrological texts from the "Dead Sea Scrolls" that represent one of the earliest examples of ancient Jewish science. For the first time the Hebrew physiognomic-astrological list 4Q186 (4QZodiacal Physiognomy) and the Aramaic physiognomic list 4Q561 (4QPhysiognomy ar) are comprehensively studied in relation to both physiognomic and astrological writings from Babylonian and Greco-Roman traditions. New reconstructions and interpretations of these learned lists are offered that result in a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within both the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism at large, showing that Jewish culture in Palestine participated in the cultural exchange of learned knowledge between Babylonian and Greco-Roman cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Reading the Human Body (STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH, 67). To get started finding Reading the Human Body (STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH, 67), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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