Idumea and the Idumeans

An Oriental Ethnos at the Crossroads of Levantine Cultures
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-525-50287-7
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 138, gebunden

Reihe: Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus /Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments (NTOA/StUNT)

The novelty of this book concerns the uniqueness of the topic, its chronological scope and thematic range. Thus far, many publications about Idumeans were very limited in chronological scope and thematic range. They have also relied mainly on materials from their own expertise (ancient history being represented especially by A. Kasher and N. Kokkinos, and archaeology by A. Kloner and I. Stern). In contrast, Michal Marciak in his book presents the first-ever comprehensive treatment of history and culture of Idumea and Idumeans from its beginnings to the early Roman Period. He deals with both literary and documentary evidence and the latest archaeological data. Marciaks conclusions are of relevance to scholars interested in both the ethnic and cultural diversity of ancient Palestine and the Jewish identity in the Second Temple Period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marciak, Michal

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ebner, Martin

Lampe, Peter

Mader, Heidrun Elisabeth

Schreiber, Stefan

Zangenberg, Jürgen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Judentum: Einzelne Gruppen

Über Autor(innen)

Lampe, Peter
Peter Lampe ist Professor für Neutestamentliche Theologie an der Universität Heidelberg.

Mader, Heidrun Elisabeth
Heidrun E. Mader ist Professorin für Biblische Literatur und ihre Rezeption an der Universität Köln und Research Fellow an der Universität Stellenbosch.

Ebner, Martin
Martin Ebner ist Professor em. für die Exegese des Neuen Testaments an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

Zangenberg, Jürgen
Jürgen Zangenberg ist Professor für Neues Testament und Frühchristliche Literatur an der Universität Leiden.

Marciak, Michal
Michal Marciak received his PhD from Leiden University in 2012. He holds an MA in History (majoring in Jewish Studies) from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (2007), an MA in Theology (majoring in Biblical Studies) from the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow (2007), and a postgraduate degree in GIS from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (2017). In 2021, he was appointed Associate Professor at Jagiellonian University. Professor Marciak has gained fieldwork experience in southeastern Turkey, Kurdish Iraq, Israel and Jordan. He has been a visiting scholar at a number of foreign universities. His portfolio includes research grants and scholarships from both Polish and international research institutions. He has also served as Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Jewish Studies, JU (2020–2028) and Chairman of the Revision Committee of the Polish Association of Jewish Studies (2018–2022).

Schreiber, Stefan
Stefan Schreiber ist Professor i.R. für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft der Universität Augsburg.