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Document Details : Title: Arabes et Judéo-chrétiens Subtitle: À propos de Shay' el-Qawm et de Jean le Baptiste Author(s): ROCHE, Marie-Jeanne Journal: Semitica Volume: 59 Date: 2017 Pages: 369-408 DOI: 10.2143/SE.59.0.3239917 Abstract : A new look at the epigraphic sources on the Arabic god Shay' al-Qawm leads to a comparison with the prophet John the Baptist. The two figures exhibit similar features, like charism, benevolence and asceticism; the cult of the Arabic god is documented from about the mid-first century to the mid-third century, in Transjordan and South Syria. This cult was especially revered by Safaitic soldiers enrolled in armies, both national and Roman. |
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