Paradise Interpreted: Representations of Biblical Paradise in Judaism and Christianity

by Gerard P. Luttikhuizen (Editor)

Examines the representations of paradise in the Hebrew Bible and also deals with the reception of the biblical accounts in early Jewish writings (Enochic texts, the Book of Jubilees, Qumran texts) in Rabbinics and Kabbalah, early mainstream Christianity, and in early Christian apocryphal and Gnostic literature. Other topics are views of paradise in the Christian Middle Ages, and interpretation of Paradise in Milton's Paradise Lost . Material originated at a June 1998 conference. The editor is professor of early Christian literature and New Testament studies at the University of Groningen. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

218 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1999