Biblioclasm and the Scriptures
an investigation of the phenomena
$625.16
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2025
Summary
Ashes and Scripture: Unveiling the Impact of Book Burning on Religious Texts
It is the first work that provides a systematic analysis of the impact of book burning on the textual history of the Quran, the Christian Bible, and the Book of Psalms of the Tanach. The analysis is distinguished by its parallel approach to the Scriptures of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, and by the fact that it deals with both oral and written Scriptural traditions.
Within this analysis, the aut…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783525560570 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3525560575 |
| Series: | Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments |
| Author: | Jakub Zbrzeżny, Prof. Dr. Ismo Dunderberg, Prof. Dr. Jan Christian Gertz, Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr, Prof. Dr. Joachim Schaper, Prof. Dr. Susanne Luther, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Knust |
| Publisher: | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG |
| Imprint: | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 8.99kg |
About The Author
Jakub Zbrzeżny
Jakub Zbrzeżny holds a PhD in divinity from the University of Aberdeen (2019). As of 2022, he is a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
Ismo Dunderberg is Professor für Neues Testament an der Universität Helsinki.
Jan Christian Gertz ist Professor für Altes Testament an der Universität Heidelberg.
Dr. Hermut Löhr ist Professor für Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum an der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
Joachim Schaper is Professor for Old Testament and is appointed to a Personal Chair in Hebrew, Old Testament and Early Jewish Studies at King’s College, Aberdeen.
Susanne Luther is Professor of New Testament at Georg-August University Göttingen.
Jennifer Knust is Professor of Religious Studies. She specializes in early Christian history and the religions of the ancient Mediterranean.
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