The early history of heaven:

"Traces the origins and development of images of the heavenly realm in the ancient Near East, early Judaism, and Christianity. He begins by examining the beliefs of ancient Israel's neighbors in Egypt and Mesopotamia, reconstructuring the intellectual context in which the earliest biblical...

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Main Author: Wright, J. Edward (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2000
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Summary:"Traces the origins and development of images of the heavenly realm in the ancient Near East, early Judaism, and Christianity. He begins by examining the beliefs of ancient Israel's neighbors in Egypt and Mesopotamia, reconstructuring the intellectual context in which the earliest biblical images of heaven arose." -- Jacket.
Physical Description:XVIII, 318 S. Ill.
ISBN:019513009X
0195152301