LEADER 03933nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910792121603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-06074-4 010 $a9786613060747 010 $a90-474-3313-0 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004165649.i-329 035 $a(CKB)2610000000001530 035 $a(EBL)682253 035 $a(OCoLC)706511131 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472345 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307836 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472345 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10453233 035 $a(PQKB)11759096 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC682253 035 $a(OCoLC)213600198$z(OCoLC)192079134$z(OCoLC)220012026 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789047433132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL682253 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10461310 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306074 035 $a(OCoLC)719377472 035 $a(PPN)170702863 035 $a(EXLCZ)992610000000001530 100 $a20080313d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe prestige of the pagan prophet Balaam in Judaism, early Christianity and Islam$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by George H. van Kooten and Jacques van Ruiten 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 225 1 $aThemes in biblical narrative,$x1388-3909 ;$vv. 11 300 $a"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]. 311 $a90-04-16564-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 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. 330 $aThis volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nations. The conflicting stories and potent oracles of Balaam in Numbers 22-24 and other parts of the Jewish Scriptures prompted extensive reflection on this ambiguous figure. Thus the leading perspective developed in this volume is the often simultaneous praise and criticism of Balaam as a prestigious pagan prophet throughout ancient Judaism, early Christianity and the early Koranic commentaries. The papers are clustered in four sections which deal with (1) Balaam in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East, and comparable figures in Ancient Greece; (2) Balaam in Ancient Judaism; (3) Balaam in the New Testament andamp; Early Christianity; and (4) Balaam in the Koran and early Koranic commentaries. The reception of this enigmatic figure can be characterized as the simultaneous praise and criticism of a pagan prophet. The book is particularly useful as it also contains Émile Puech?s newly reconstructed text, translation and commentary of the first combination of the Deir ?Alla inscriptions which contain an excerpt of the book of the historical Balaam. Combined with the other papers, the volume pictures a fascinating continuum between paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 410 0$aThemes in biblical narrative ;$vv. 11. 676 $a222/.14092 701 $aKooten$b Geurt Hendrik van$f1969-$01168510 701 $aRuiten$b J. van$g(Jacques)$01513098 712 12$aThemes in Biblical Narrative Conference 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792121603321 996 $aThe prestige of the pagan prophet Balaam in Judaism, early Christianity and Islam$93755975 997 $aUNINA