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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2013.
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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.