Die Hellenisierung des Semitischen Monotheismus / / Adolf Deissmann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Deissmann, Adolf,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: German
• Series: Analecta Gorgiana
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (23 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Vorwort --; Die Hellenisierung des Semitischen Monotheismus
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463218690; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463218690
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Adolf Deissmann.

Deissmann was a scholar well known for his work with the Greek of the New Testament. In this little volume he considers the Hellenization of Semitic monotheism. Primarily concerned with the changes after Alexander’s conquest, the book is a brief exploration of Greek religion in the aftermath of conquest. Semitic monotheism was, according to Deissmann, a new concept for the Greek world. Hellenistic outlooks had long been influenced by classical viewpoints. Into this cultural milieu the Judaic concept of monotheism made immediate inroads. This influence is explored primarily in linguistic form, including considerations of the Septuagint. Both Hellenists and Semitic scholars will find material of interest here. Observations made by Deissmann influenced later thought in this field. Stretching across disciplines, this study will interest cultural historians as well. Share the sense of discovery with this useful booklet.