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The firstborn son in ancient Judaism and early Christianity : a study of primogeniture and Christology
- Title
- The firstborn son in ancient Judaism and early Christianity : a study of primogeniture and Christology / by Kyu Seop Kim.
- Author
- Kim, Kyu Seop
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 313 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "Despite scholars' ongoing historical and sociological investigations into the ancient family, the right and the status of the firstborn son have been rarely explored by NT scholars, and this topic has not attracted the careful attention that it deserves. This work offers a study of the meaning of the firstborn son in the New Testament paying specific attention to the concept of primogeniture in the Old Testament and Jewish literature. This study argues that primogeniture was a unique institution in Jewish society, and that the title of the firstborn son indicates his access to the promise of Israel, and is associated with the right of the inheritance (i.e., primogeniture) including the Land and the special status of Israel"--
- Series Statement
- Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; Volume 171
- Uniform Title
- Biblical interpretation series ; v. 171.
- Subject
- Note
- "This monograph is a revised version of [the author's] doctoral thesis, submitted to the University of Aberdeen in 2015"--Acknowledgements.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-281) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-10311
- ISBN
- 9789004394926
- 9004394923
- 9789004394940 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018061672
- OCLC
- 1078889678
- Author
- Kim, Kyu Seop, author.
- Title
- The firstborn son in ancient Judaism and early Christianity : a study of primogeniture and Christology / by Kyu Seop Kim.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; Volume 171Biblical interpretation series ; v. 171.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-281) and indexes.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Kim, Kyu Seop. Firstborn son in ancient Judaism and early Christianity. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004394940 (DLC) 2019009785
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-10311