The early history of heaven

Description:

1. Ancient Egyptian Traditions2. Ancient Mesopotamian Traditions3. Israelite Traditions4. Persian, Greek, and Roman Traditions5. Early Jewish and Christian Traditions I: The Persistence of Biblical or Ancient Near Eastern Models6. 7. Early Jewish and Christian Traditions III: Common Themes & Motifs8. Later Developments in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Images

subjects: Ancient Literature,  Apocalyptic literature,  Christianity,  Comparative studies,  Heaven,  History and criticism,  History of doctrines,  Judaism,  Literature, Ancient,  Nonfiction,  Religion & Spirituality

Times: Early church, ca. 30-600