Reading the Human Body Physiognomics and Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic Early Roman Period Judaism 1st Edition by M Popovic ISBN 9004157174 9789004157170 by Mladen Popović 9789004157170, 9789047420460, 9004157174, 9047420462 instant download after payment.

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ISBN 10: 9004157174 
ISBN 13: 9789004157170
Author: M Popovic

Reading the Human Body Physiognomics and Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic Early Roman Period Judaism 1st Table of contents:

• Chapter One: Reading 4QZodiacal Physiognomy (4Q186) and 4QPhysiognomy ar (4Q561): Texts, Genre, and Structure

  • (This foundational chapter focuses on the Dead Sea Scroll texts themselves, providing detailed textual analysis, discussion of their literary genre, and their internal structure.)

• Chapter Two: To Read Strange Matters From The Human Body: Physiognomics in Babylonian and Greco-Roman Culture and Literature

   

  • (This chapter provides the essential comparative background, surveying the history and practice of physiognomy in the broader ancient Near Eastern and classical worlds, showing what parallels and influences might exist for the Qumranic texts.)

• Chapter Three: "In the Foot of Taurus": Astrological Notions in 4QZodiacal Physiognomy (4Q186)

  • (A specific deep dive into the astrological aspects of 4Q186, analyzing the astronomical and astrological concepts present in the text and their significance.)

• Chapter Four: "There Is a Spirit for Him...": Human or Zodiacal Spirits in 4QZodiacal Physiognomy (4Q186)

  • (This chapter addresses a critical interpretive challenge in 4Q186, examining the nature of the "spirit" mentioned in the text – whether it refers to a human spirit/character or a zodiacal influence – and its implications.)

• Chapter Five: Functions and Contexts of Physiognomic and Astrological Learning in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Period Judaism

   

  • (This concluding analytical chapter draws together the findings, discussing the purpose and role of these learned traditions within the Qumran community and broader Second Temple Judaism, and how they reflect participation in wider Hellenistic intellectual currents.)

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