Le Jour de Dieu - Der Tag Gottes

This book contains the papers presented at the fifth symposium held in Uppsala by the three theological faculties of Strasbourg, Tübingen and Uppsala. The subject of this symposium was "The Day of God." This term generally has an eschatological meaning, but can also be interpreted differently, as the article on ancient Egyptian religion shows. The topics discussed cover a long period of time, from the ancient Egyptian period to the Scandinavian Middle Ages. Although the articles focus on Judaism and Christianity, they also deal with problems and ideas in Zoroastrianism and in Egyptian religion.