The Tree of Life
Published on 19. March 2020
Book
Hardback
492 pages
978-90-04-42373-2 (ISBN)
Description
The tree of life is an iconic visual symbol at the edge of religious thought over the last several millennia. As a show of its significance, the tree bookends the Christian canon; yet scholarship has paid it minimal attention in the modern era. In The Tree of Life a team of scholars explore the origin, development, meaning, reception, and theology of this consequential yet obscure symbol. The fourteen essays trek from the origins of the tree in the texts and material culture of the ancient Near East, to its notable roles in biblical literature, to its expansion by early church fathers and Gnostics, to its rebirth in medieval art and culture, and to its place in modern theological thought.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-42373-2 (9789004423732)
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Douglas Estes (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Practical Theology at South University. His latest book is Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament (Zondervan, 2017). He is the editor of Didaktikos (Lexham Press).
Contributors are: Amy L. Balogh, James H. Charlesworth, Charles L. Echols, Mark Edwards, Douglas Estes, Christopher Heard, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers, Ty David Kieser, Peter T. Lanfer, Jutta Leonhardt Balzer, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., William R. Osborne, Ken M. Penner, Pippa Salonius, Carl B. Smith II, Beth M. Stovell, Daniel J. Treier.
Contributors are: Amy L. Balogh, James H. Charlesworth, Charles L. Echols, Mark Edwards, Douglas Estes, Christopher Heard, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers, Ty David Kieser, Peter T. Lanfer, Jutta Leonhardt Balzer, G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., William R. Osborne, Ken M. Penner, Pippa Salonius, Carl B. Smith II, Beth M. Stovell, Daniel J. Treier.
Content
Foreword
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
?Douglas Estes
1 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Literature
?Charles L. Echols
2 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Iconography
?Amy L. Balogh
3 The Tree of Life in Genesis
?Christopher Heard
4 The Tree of Life in Proverbs and Psalms
?William R. Osborne
5 The Tree of Life in Jewish-Christian Legendary Texts
?Peter T. Lanfer
6 The Tree of Life in Ancient Apocalypse
?Beth M. Stovell
7 The Tree of Life in Enochic Literature
?Ken M. Penner
8 The Tree of Life in the Apocalypse of John
?Douglas Estes
9 The Tree of Life in Early Christian Literature
?Mark Edwards
10 The Tree of Life in Philo
?Jutta Leonhardt Balzer
11 The Tree of Life in Gnostic Literature
?Carl B. Smith II
12 The Tree of Life in Medieval Iconography
?Pippa Salonius
13 The Tree of Life in the North
?G. Ronald Murphy, S.J.
14 The Tree of Life in Modern Theological Thought
?Daniel J. Treier, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers and Ty David Kieser
Conclusion
?Douglas Estes
Bibliography
Indices
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
?Douglas Estes
1 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Literature
?Charles L. Echols
2 The Tree of Life in Ancient Near Eastern Iconography
?Amy L. Balogh
3 The Tree of Life in Genesis
?Christopher Heard
4 The Tree of Life in Proverbs and Psalms
?William R. Osborne
5 The Tree of Life in Jewish-Christian Legendary Texts
?Peter T. Lanfer
6 The Tree of Life in Ancient Apocalypse
?Beth M. Stovell
7 The Tree of Life in Enochic Literature
?Ken M. Penner
8 The Tree of Life in the Apocalypse of John
?Douglas Estes
9 The Tree of Life in Early Christian Literature
?Mark Edwards
10 The Tree of Life in Philo
?Jutta Leonhardt Balzer
11 The Tree of Life in Gnostic Literature
?Carl B. Smith II
12 The Tree of Life in Medieval Iconography
?Pippa Salonius
13 The Tree of Life in the North
?G. Ronald Murphy, S.J.
14 The Tree of Life in Modern Theological Thought
?Daniel J. Treier, Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers and Ty David Kieser
Conclusion
?Douglas Estes
Bibliography
Indices