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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822117403321

Autore

Leonhard Clemens

Titolo

The Jewish Pesach and the origins of the Christian Easter : open questions in current research / / by Clemens Leonhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : W. de Gruyter, c2006

ISBN

3-11-092781-0

Descrizione fisica

xi, 507 p

Collana

Studia Judaica, , 0585-5306 ; ; Bd. 35

Classificazione

11.27

Disciplina

263.93

Soggetti

Eastertide (Liturgy) - Historiography

Passover - Liturgy - Historiography

Christianity and other religions - Judaism

Passover in the New Testament

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-482) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Questions, Methods, and Sources -- 2. The Egyptian Pesach -- 3. The Date of the Haggada -- 4. Easter Sunday -- 5. The Targum Expansion of the Four Nights -- 6. General Conclusions -- 7. Bibliography -- 8. Indices

Sommario/riassunto

The study is designed as an assessment of the main issues in the current debate about the early history of Pesach and Easter and provides new insights into the development of these two festivals.