NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK:
Daniel Maier. Das Glück im antiken Judentum und im Neuen Testament. Eine Untersuchung zu den Konzepten eines guten Lebens in der Literatur des Zweiten Tempels und deren Einfluss auf die frühchristliche Wahrnehmung des Glücks. [Happiness in Ancient Judaism and the New Testament. A Study of the Concepts of a Good Life in Second Temple Literature and Their Influence on the Early Christian Perception of Happiness.] 2021. XIX, 520 pages. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 552. 114,00 € including VAT. sewn paper ISBN 978-3-16-159864-7.
Published in German.
Daniel Maier examines concepts of happiness in Second Temple literature. By analyzing different traditions of understanding the good life in Ancient Judaism, he opens up fresh perspectives on concepts of happiness in the New Testament that cannot be identified without their Jewish background and have been largely overlooked in the scholarly study of this field so far.
This work was awarded the Manfred Görg Juniorprize 2021.
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