Table of Contents

1: Ancient Egyptian Traditions
2: Ancient Mesopotamian Traditions
3: Israelite Traditions
4: Persian, Greek, and Roman Traditions
5: Early Jewish and Christian Traditions I: The Persistence of Biblical or Ancient Near Eastern Models
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7: Early Jewish and Christian Traditions III: Common Themes & Motifs
8: Later Developments in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Images

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The breadth of the book is refreshing and his discussion informative ... the importance of this work lies in its broader description of the early models of heaven and should serve as a necessary foil for any serious, future studies on the topic. The Historian Clear, wide-ranging, and reasonably priced study of an important topic. Journal of Early Christian Studies