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

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 that has been only partially understood until now because of the obscure technical terms that it contains. The extrabiblical evidence suggests that a belief in the existence of disembodied souls was part of the common religious heritage of the peoples of the ancient Near East.

Author: Richard C. Steiner
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 04/06/2015
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9781628370768
ISBN10: 1628370769
BISAC Categories:
– Foreign Language Study | Arabic
– Religion | Biblical Studies | History & Culture
– Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | Old Testament

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