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Between philology and theology : contributions to the study of ancient Jewish interpretation /

Florentino García Martínez illuminates the nexus between philology and theology. The essays engage ancient Jewish texts such as Philo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jubilees, 4 Ezra and the Targumim, and focus on how ancient Jewish writers interpreted and transformed biblical traditions and how these new...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: García Martínez, Florentino
Otros Autores: Najman, Hindy (Editor ), Tigchelaar, Eibert J. C. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Colección:Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 162.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. Theological reflections. 1. Abraham and the Gods: the paths to monotheism in Jewish religion
  • 2. The foreskins of angels
  • 3. Geography as theology: from the Book of Jubilees to the Phaleg by Arias Montano
  • B. Divine encounters. 4. The heavenly tablets in the Book of Jubilees
  • 5. Balaam in the Dead Sea scrolls
  • 6. Divine sonship at Qumran and in Philo
  • C. Targumic interpretations. 7. Eve's children in the Targumim
  • 8. Sodom and Gomorrah in the targumim
  • 9. Hagar in targum pseudo-Jonathan
  • D. Renaissance receptions of 4 Ezra. 10. The authority of 4 Ezra and the discovery of America
  • 11. The authority of 4 Ezra and the Jewish origin of (native) American Indians.