Qatal Yiqtol (Yiqtol Qatal) Verbal Sequence in Semitic Couplets

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Publisher: Gorgias PressPublication date: 2008Pages: 562ISBN-10: 1593339585ISBN-13: 978-1593339586Language: EnglishThe substance of this book is my PhD thesis defended in July 2006 in Oxford at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. The idea of this research took shape during many years of interaction with the poetic literature of the Semites in general and the Hebrew Psalms in particular, in the context of translation work prompted by the involvement in a new project of providing a fresh translation of the Bible into Romanian by International Bible Societ."Seaich explores the world of the original temple in Jerusalem, showing how human beings became divine through spiritual union with God, a sacred marriage. He draws first on basic biblical and early Jewish materials, and then develops his theory with a vast range of supporting material ranging from the Ancient Near East to Kabbalah to mediaeval Christian mystics. He proposes new ways of reading familiar texts which have important implications for understanding the history of Christian theology and liturgy and the traditions underlying Islam. This book illuminates Marian studies, Wisdom studies, Jewish studies, and the intellectual heritage of mediaeval Europe; and it challenges the more violent theories of atonement and penal substitution. It is a feast of well digested learning that will be an essential work of reference for specialists, as well as a fascinating exploration for general readers." -Margaret Barker