Tobias Nicklas

Karin Schöpflin

Friedrich Vinzenz Reiterer

In our present-day society a oeAngelsa are being talked about more frequently again. But where are the roots of these discourses to be found? How have they developed? The present volume focuses on important sources for the investigation of angelic images within the ancient Near East, Old Testament, early Judaism and early Christianity. Particular emphasis is given to deuterocanonical Old Testament writings. In addition, significant developments with regard to iconography and piety are examined within the fields of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

The Concept of Celestial Beings : Origins, Development and Reception

Angels

Renate Egger-Wenzel

Johannes Diehl

As a commemorative gift for the 65th birthday celebration of the Salzburgian Old Testament scholar Friedrich V. Reiterer, whose research on Biblical wisdom literature has been devoted primarily to the book of Ben Sira, his colleagues and students presented him with this “bouquet” of studies related to Professor Reiterer’s areas of interest. In addition to Ben Sira, these studies examine the part played by Wisdom in subsequent Late-Biblical texts, and in intertestamental and New Testament texts.

Karin Schöpflin

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