The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible, An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra.
In The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible: An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra , Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow examines the thorny question of when, how, and why the collection of twenty-four books that today is known as the Hebrew Bible was formed. He carefully studies the two earliest testimonie...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden, Boston:
Brill,
2018.
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Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
186.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.
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Call Number: BS1135 .O87 2018
- Front Matter
- Copyright page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Introductory Note
- A Status Quaestionis on the Formation of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible
- Some Preliminary Clarifications
- Methodology and Structure
- The Twenty-Two Books of the Jews According to Josephus
- Introductory Note
- The Passage of the Against Apion
- The Twenty-Two Books outside the Against Apion
- Josephus and Some Books on the Borderline of the Canon
- The Ninety-Four Books of the Torah According to 4 Ezra
- Introductory Note
- Introduction to 4 Ezra
- Coordinates for a Comprehensive Understanding of 4 Ezra
- The Characterization of Ezra
- Function and Meaning of the Ninety-Four Books
- Historical Context and Social Function of 4 Ezra
- Fourth Ezra and the Canon of the Hebrew Bible
- Comparison and Conclusions
- Introductory Note
- A Short Comparison between Josephus and 4 Ezra on the Books
- Elements for an Hypothesis
- Back Matter
- Bibliography.