The Tree of Life

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-42373-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 470 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 850 g

Reihe: Themes in Biblical Narrative

The tree of life is an iconic visual symbol at the edge of religious thought over the last several millennia. As a show of its significance, the tree bookends the Christian canon; yet scholarship has paid it minimal attention in the modern era. In The Tree of Life a team of scholars explore the origin, development, meaning, reception, and theology of this consequential yet obscure symbol. The fourteen essays trek from the origins of the tree in the texts and material culture of the ancient Near East, to its notable roles in biblical literature, to its expansion by early church fathers and Gnostics, to its rebirth in medieval art and culture, and to its place in modern theological thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Estes, Douglas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Douglas Estes

1 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Literature

Charles L. Echols

2 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Iconography

Amy L. Balogh

3 The Tree of Life in Genesis

Christopher Heard

4 The Tree of Life in Proverbs and Psalms

William R. Osborne

5 The Tree of Life in Jewish-Christian Legendary Texts

Peter T. Lanfer

6 The Tree of Life in Ancient Apocalypse

Beth M. Stovell

7 The Tree of Life in Enochic Literature

Ken M. Penner

8 The Tree of Life in the Apocalypse of John

Douglas Estes

9 The Tree of Life in Early Christian Literature

Mark Edwards

10 The Tree of Life in Philo

Jutta Leonhardt Balzer

11 The Tree of Life in Gnostic Literature

Carl B. Smith II

12 The Tree of Life in Medieval Iconography

Pippa Salonius

13 The Tree of Life in the North

G. Ronald Murphy, S.J.

14 The Tree of Life in Modern Theological Thought

Daniel J. Treier, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers and Ty David Kieser

Conclusion

Douglas Estes

Bibliography

Indices

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas Estes (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Practical Theology at South University. His latest book is Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament (Zondervan, 2017). He is the editor of Didaktikos (Lexham Press).

Contributors are: Amy L. Balogh, James H. Charlesworth, Charles L. Echols, Mark Edwards, Douglas Estes, Christopher Heard, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers, Ty David Kieser, Peter T. Lanfer, Jutta Leonhardt Balzer, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., William R. Osborne, Ken M. Penner, Pippa Salonius, Carl B. Smith II, Beth M. Stovell, Daniel J. Treier.