The prestige of the pagan prophet Balaam in Judaism, early Christianity and Islam / edited by George H. van Kooten and Jacques van Ruiten.
This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nati...
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| Superior document: | Themes in biblical narrative, v. 11 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Themes in biblical narrative ;
v. 11. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (349 p.) |
| Notes: | "Volume contains the reworked papers of the 2005 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference which took place at the University of Groningen on 17-18 June 2005"--P. [xi]. |
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Balaam in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, and comparable figures in ancient Greece
- pt. Balaam in ancient Judaism
- pt. 3. Balaam in the New Testament and early Chistianity
- pt. 4. Balaam in the Koran and early Koranic commentaries.