Disembodied Souls: The Nefesh in Israel and Kindred Spirits in the Ancient Near East, with an Appendix on the Katumuwa Inscription

by Richard C Steiner

Book Overview

Biblical scholars have long claimed that the Israelites "could not conceive of a disembodied nefesh soul]." In this book, Richard C. Steiner rejects that claim based on a broad spectrum of textual, linguistic, archaeological, and anthropological evidence spanning the millennia from prehistoric times to the present. The biblical evidence includes a prophecy of Ezekiel condemning women who pretend to trap the wandering souls of sleeping people--a prophecy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628370769
• ISBN13: 9781628370768
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"