| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 162 |
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Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 162.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 interpretations shape theological concepts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, Textual.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013772
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Dead Sea scrolls. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79071139
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Dead Sea scrolls fast |
| Subject |
Hebrew philology.
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Judaism -- Doctrines.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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Hebrew philology
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Judaism -- Doctrines
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Najman, Hindy, editor
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Tigchelaar, Eibert J. C., editor
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| LC no. |
2012037817 |
| ISBN |
9789004243941 |
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9004243941 |
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9781283854801 |
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1283854805 |
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