{"product_id":"loa-sibylline-oracles","title":"Sibylline Oracles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpires rise, cities face doom, and an ancient prophetess speaks with Jewish and Christian voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sibylline Oracles gathers prophecies in Greek verse, spoken through the Sibyl, a woman seer from Greek and Roman tradition. Anonymous Jewish and Christian writers take up her respected voice to address a pagan world. Their poems move between visions of destruction and hope, warnings of judgment and calls to ethical living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection ranges from creation and the flood to the rise and fall of kingdoms. Book three speaks from the world of Jews in Egypt; books four and five respond to Rome's wars. Christian contributions bring Christ into the Sibyl's prophecies, while later books survey rulers and history through veiled names and numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn ancient prophetic voice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the Sibyl as Jewish and Christian writers draw on her pagan authority.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreation, flood, and judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow poems that connect the world's beginnings with visions of its final reckoning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdoms under threat\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read sweeping visions of imperial power, ruined cities, and the uncertainty of earthly rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrief beside hope\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover poems that mourn Jerusalem's Temple while looking toward divine justice and salvation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaiths in conversation\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how different religious writers use a shared prophetic form to defend their beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about apocalyptic writing, the ancient Mediterranean, and how Jews and Christians address their pagan neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and enter the Sibyl's world of warning, upheaval, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111235883356,"sku":"LOA-228-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111235916124,"sku":"LOA-228-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113801486684,"sku":"LOA-228-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58113801519452,"sku":"LOA-228-HC","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-forbidden-00228-en.png?v=1792190208","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/loa-sibylline-oracles","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}