Hintze, Almut (2008) 'Treasure in Heaven. A Theme in Comparative Religion.' In: Shaked, Shaul and Netzer, Amnon, (eds.), Irano-Judaica. Studies Relating to Jewish Contacts with Persian Culture Throughout the Ages. Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, pp. 9-36.
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Abstract
This article discusses the metaphor of heavenly account-keeping from a Zoroastrian and from a Jewish angle and explores the extent to which there may be a connection. It argues that the image of heavenly account-keeping is likely to have originated in a Zoroastrian context and borrowed into Judaism during the Parthian period. The idea also lives on in Roman Catholicism.
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of the Study of Religions |
| ISBN: | 9789652351272 |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2009 12:42 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/7709 |
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