Search for dissertations about: "Tord Fornberg"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Tord Fornberg.

  2. 1. Origins of Kingship Traditions and Symbolism in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

    Author : Birgitta Farelius; Tord Fornberg; Arvi Hurskainen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interlacustrine; “the religious vision of the world”; the Creator; the first owners of the soil; the white cow; the hammer of smith ; Bigo bya Mugenyi; social stratification; the Bacwezi; the Babiito ideology of statecraft; the Bunyoro centre of creation; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Abstract : Considering myth as the bearer of important symbolism with potentials to reveal history, this dissertation undertakes a historical interpretation of kingship traditions and/or myths in the Great Lakes region. While the historical sources describe the cultures of the peoples of the interlacustrine region, this study goes a step further to develop analytic categories using symbolism to interpret and explain the socio-political developments, which previously have been mystified and hence crystallised in theories as the well-known Hamitic theory. READ MORE

  4. 2. Concepts of God and Angelology : An Analysis of the Messeneger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis

    Author : Camilla Hélena von Heijne; Tord Fornberg; Staffan Olofsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Old Testament Exegesis; Biblical Studies; Bible; Early Jewish Interpretation; Angels; Angel of the Lord; Angelology; Genesis; Messenger; Judaica; Rabbinica; Philo; Josephus; Midrash; Rewritten Bible; Pseudepigrapha; Targums; Gamla testamentets exegetik; Bibelvetenskap; Bibeln; judisk tolkningshistoria; änglar; Herrens ängel budbärare; angelologi; Filon; Josefus; intertestament literatur; pseudepigrapha; Midrash; targumer; talmud; Genesis;

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  5. 3. The Messenger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis

    Author : Camilla Hélena von Heijne; Tord Fornberg; Mikael Winninge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Judaism; early Jewish interpretation; angel of the Lord God; messenger; angelology; angelophany; ambiguous identity; relationship; God; theophany; vision; revelation; dream; anthropomorphism; angel of the Presence; hypostasis; Raphael; Gabriel; Wisdom; Logos; Old Testament Pseudepigrapha; Book of Tobit; Wisdom of Solomon; Philo; Josephus; Rabbinic literature; Midrash; Targum; rewritten Bible; Talmud; type-scene; allusion; Gospel of Luke; annunciation narrative; Gospel of John; Hagar; Jacob Israel; Aqedah.; Old Testament exegesis; Gamla testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the ambiguous relationship between God and ‘the angel of the Lord/God’ in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis, for example, Gen 16:7–14; 22:1–19, and 31:10–13. Although the designation ‘the angel of the Lord’ does not appear in Genesis 32, this text is included because it exhibits the same ambiguity as the explicit ‘angel of the Lord-texts’. READ MORE

  6. 4. Jews and Gentiles in Early Jewish Novels

    Author : Hedvig Larsson; Tord Fornberg; Anders Hultgård; Angela Standhartinger; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Judaism; Hellenistic period; novels; Jews and non-Jews; type scenes; irony; idol-parody; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with Jewish novels from the late Persian, Hellenistic and early Roman periods. The five texts chosen for this study are the Books of Ruth, Judith, Esther, Daniel and Joseph & Aseneth. Focus is on how the Jewish narrators describe non-Jews and non-Jewish religion, and on the relations between Jews and non-Jews. READ MORE