The ‘Belly-Myther’ of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in the Early Church. Translated by Rowan A. Greer and Margaret M. Mitchell
The (at first sight) somewhat puzzling title of this volume hides a fascinating collection of texts and studies on the early patristic exegesis of the mysterious story in 1 Samuel (= Kingdoms) 28 traditionally known as ‘The Witch of Endor’. The book is divided in two parts. After the preface (pp. vi...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2008
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 789-791 |
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| Summary: | The (at first sight) somewhat puzzling title of this volume hides a fascinating collection of texts and studies on the early patristic exegesis of the mysterious story in 1 Samuel (= Kingdoms) 28 traditionally known as ‘The Witch of Endor’. The book is divided in two parts. After the preface (pp. vii–xx) and some pages containing technical information three chapters of ‘analyses’ (pp. xxxi–cxxxix) are followed by eight sections of texts and translations of patristic works, or parts of works, discussing the passage (pp. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fln098 |