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. By Richard C. Steiner. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 167-198) And Indexes.

Richard C. Steiner

Society of Biblical Literature

Ancient Near East monographs, Atlanta (Geoegia), 2015

United States, United States of America

First, First Edition, US, 2015

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-198) and indexes.

xvi, 210 pages ; 24 cm
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
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-198) and indexes
A disembodied nbsh at Samal and its ancient near eastern kinfolk -- Women trapping souls -- Pillows and pillow casings -- Cloth patches as pillow filling -- Souls in bags -- Pillow-traps for dream-souls -- From dream-souls to bird-souls -- Disembodied npshot -- Conclusions -- The Katumuwa inscription from Zincirli -- The meaning of letsoded

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--a 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.

A reevaluation of the concept of the soul based on the latest evidence Biblical scholars have long claimed that the Israelites could not conceive of a disembodied nefesh [soul]. 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. 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. Features

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