| Description |
xxvi, 402 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Schocken paperbacks ; SB363 |
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Schocken paperbacks.
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| Contents |
Historiography. The First book of Maccabees ; The History of John Hyrcanus ; Josephus' History of the Jewish War -- The psalmodic literature. The psalms of the Maccabean age ; The Psalms of Solomon -- The Gnomic wisdom. Jesus the son of Sirach ; The Pirke Aboth -- Hortatory narrative. The Book of Judith ; The Book of Tobit -- Pseudepigraphic prophecies: The Book of Daniel ; The Book of Enoch ; The Assumptio Mosis ; The Apocalypse of Baruch ; The Fourth book of Ezra ; The Testaments of the twelve patriarchs ; The lost pseudepigraphic prophecies -- The sacred legends. The Book of Jubilees ; The Martyrdom of Isaiah ; The lost legendary works -- Books of magic and magical spells -- Translations of the holy Scriptures. The Septuagint ; Aquila and Theodotion -- Revision and completion of Scripture literature. The Greek Ezra ; Additions to Esther ; Additions to Daniel The Prayer of Manasseh ; The Book of Baruch ; The Letter of Jeremiah -- Historical literature. Demetrius ; Eupolemus ; Artapanus ; Aristeas ; Cleodemus or Malchus ; An anonymous writer ; Jason of Cyrene and the Second book of Maccabees ; The Third book of Maccabees ; Philo's historical works ; Josephus ; Justus of Tiberias -- Epic poetry and the drama. Philo, the epic poet ; Theodotus ; Ezekiel, the tragic poet -- Philosophy. The Wisdom of Solomon ; Aristobulus ; Philo ; The Fourth book of Maccabees -- Apologetics. The literary opponents : Manetho, Apollonius Molon, Lysimachus, Chaeremon, Apion ; Apologetics -- Jewish propaganda under a heathen mask. The Sibyllines ; Hystaspes ; Forged verses of the Greek poets ; Hecataeus ; Aristeas ; Phocylides ; Smaller pieces perhaps of Jewish origin under heathen names -- Philo, the Jewish philosopher. The life and writings of Philo ; The doctrine of Philo |
| Notes |
Translation, sections 32-34 of Die inneren Zustände Palästina's und des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi, which forms part of the 2d division of the author's Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [385]-398 |
| Notes |
English translation from German |
| Subject |
Philo, of Alexandria.
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| SUBJECT |
Bible. Apocrypha http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013778 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004866
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| Subject |
Apocryphal books (Old Testament) -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Greek literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.
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Judaism and literature -- Greece.
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| Author |
Glatzer, Nahum N. (Nahum Norbert), 1903-1990.
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| LC no. |
72080038 |
| ISBN |
080520363X |
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9780805203639 |
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