Astronomy in the Old Testament (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Rapson, E. J.

 
9781330299883: Astronomy in the Old Testament (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore how ancient astronomy shaped biblical imagery and timekeeping, from zodiac symbols to daily calendars.

This scholarly work connects Old Testament imagery to Babylonian and Assyrian astronomical ideas. It examines monuments, inscriptions, and iconography to illuminate how celestial phenomena influenced religious thought and timekeeping.

  • Learn how stars, planets, and celestial emblems appear in biblical and ancient Near Eastern contexts
  • See how the division of day and night and the concept of evenings influenced Jewish timekeeping
  • Compare biblical phrases with archaeological representations of the sun, moon, and other heavenly beings
  • Discover how scholarly notes and appendices organize weeks, months, and ritual time
Ideal for readers interested in biblical history, astronomy in antiquity, and how ancient societies tracked time.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Astronomy in the Old Testament

The author of this book is the Director of the Brera Observatory in Milan, and his great reputation as an astronomer causes special interest to attach to his views on Biblical astronomy. He has been kind enough to revise his work throughout for the purpose of the English translation, and also to criticize and amend the translation itself.

The translator, who has undertaken the work at the request of the Delegates of the Clarendon Press, has to express his great obligations to the Rev. Dr. Driver, Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford, and to Mr. A. E. Cowley, Sub-Librarian of the Bodleian Library and Fellow of Magdalen College. Both these gentlemen have read the translation and made important corrections; and, while they cannot be held responsible in all cases for the form which it has finally taken, any claims to accuracy which it may possess are due to their assistance.

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