Past renewals : interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity /

Past renewals : interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity /

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Main Author: Najman, Hindy.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 53.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004222731.

Subjects:

Philo, > of Alexandria.
Bible. > O.T. > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish > History > To 1500.
Bible. > O.T. > Canon.
Book of Jubilees > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Authority > Religious aspects > Judaism > History > To 1500.
Tradition (Judaism) > History > To 1500.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jewish law > Decision making > History > To 1500.
Rabbis > Office > History > To 1500.

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Call Number: BM529 .N35 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. The Symbolic Significance Of Writing In Ancient Judaism /
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  • Chapter Two. Interpretation As Primordial Writing: Jubilees And Its Authority Conferring Strategies /
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  • Chapter Three. Torah Of Moses: Pseudonymous Attribution In Second Temple Writings /
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  • Chapter Four. The Law Of Nature And The Authority Of Mosaic Law /
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  • Chapter Five. A Written Copy Of The Law Of Nature: An Unthinkable Paradox? /
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  • Chapter Six. Angels At Sinai: Exegesis, Theology And Interpretive Authority /
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  • Chapter Seven. Towards A Study Of The Uses Of The Concept Of Wilderness In Ancient Judaism /
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  • Chapter Eight. Between Heaven And Earth: Liminal Visions In 4 Ezra /
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  • Chapter Nine. Philosophical Contemplation And Revelatory Inspiration In Ancient Judean Traditions /
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  • Chapter Ten. Reconsidering Jubilees: Prophecy And Exemplarity /
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  • Chapter Eleven. Cain And Abel As Character Traits: A Study In The Allegorical Typology Of Philo Of Alexandria /
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  • Chapter Twelve. The Quest For Perfection In Ancient Judaism /
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  • Chapter Thirteen. How Should We Contextualize Pseudepigrapha? Imitation And Emulation In 4 Ezra /
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  • Chapter Fourteen. Text And Figure In Ancient Jewish Paideia /
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  • Index Of Ancient Authors And Texts /
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  • Index Of Modern Authors /
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  • Subject Index /
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