LEADER 04233nam 2200697 a 4500001 99125358989406421 005 20240516042714.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 080313s2008 ne a ob 101 0 eng d 010 |z2008011339 015 GBA852805 |2bnb 016 7 014576300 |2Uk 016 7 B0804426 |2bccb 019 192079134220012026 020 1-283-06074-4 020 9786613060747 020 90-474-3313-0 024 7 10.1163/ej.9789004165649.i-329 |2DOI 035 (CKB)2610000000001530 035 (EBL)682253 035 (OCoLC)706511131 035 (SSID)ssj0000472345 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11307836 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472345 035 (PQKBWorkID)10453233 035 (PQKB)11759096 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC682253 035 (OCoLC)213600198 |z(OCoLC)192079134 |z(OCoLC)220012026 035 (nllekb)BRILL9789047433132 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL682253 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10461310 035 (CaONFJC)MIL306074 035 (OCoLC)719377472 035 (PPN)170702863 035 (EXLCZ)992610000000001530 040 MiAaPQ |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 050 4 BS580.B3 |bT44 2005 082 04 222/.14092 |222 110 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference |eCorporate Author 111 2 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference |d(2005 : |cUniversity of Groningen) 245 14 The prestige of the pagan prophet Balaam in Judaism, early Christianity and Islam |h[electronic resource] / |cedited by George H. van Kooten and Jacques van Ruiten. 250 1st ed. 260 Leiden ;Boston : |bBrill, |c2008. 300 1 online resource (349 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Themes in biblical narrative, |x1388-3909 ; |vv. 11 546 English 520 This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nations. The conflicting stories and potent oracles of Balaam in Numbers 22-24 and other parts of the Jewish Scriptures prompted extensive reflection on this ambiguous figure. Thus the leading perspective developed in this volume is the often simultaneous praise and criticism of Balaam as a prestigious pagan prophet throughout ancient Judaism, early Christianity and the early Koranic commentaries. The papers are clustered in four sections which deal with (1) Balaam in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East, and comparable figures in Ancient Greece; (2) Balaam in Ancient Judaism; (3) Balaam in the New Testament andamp; Early Christianity; and (4) Balaam in the Koran and early Koranic commentaries. The reception of this enigmatic figure can be characterized as the simultaneous praise and criticism of a pagan prophet. The book is particularly useful as it also contains Émile Puech’s newly reconstructed text, translation and commentary of the first combination of the Deir ‘Alla inscriptions which contain an excerpt of the book of the historical Balaam. Combined with the other papers, the volume pictures a fascinating continuum between paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 500 "Volume contains the reworked papers of the 2005 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference which took place at the University of Groningen on 17-18 June 2005"--P. [xi]. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 pt. 1. Balaam in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, and comparable figures in ancient Greece -- pt. Balaam in ancient Judaism -- pt. 3. Balaam in the New Testament and early Chistianity -- pt. 4. Balaam in the Koran and early Koranic commentaries. 600 00 Balaam |c(Biblical figure) |vCongresses. 711 Themes in Biblical Narrative Conference 700 1 Kooten, Geurt Hendrik van, |d1969- 700 1 Ruiten, J. van |q(Jacques) 776 |z90-04-16564-9 830 0 Themes in biblical narrative ; |vv. 11. 906 BOOK