Nazirites in late Second Temple Judaism : a survey of ancient Jewish writings, the New Testament, archaeological evidence, and other writings from late antiquity / by Stuart Chepey
Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Sources and Methodology; I. Direct Evidence for Nazirites; 1.1 4QSama; 1.2 The Septuagint; 1.3 Ben Sira; 1.4 I Maccabees; 1.5 Philo; 1.6 Josephus; 1.7 Nazirite Tomb; 1.8 The Mishnah; 1.9 The Tosefta; 1.10 The Halakhic Midrashim; 1.11 Genesis Rabbah; 1.12 The Targumim; 1.13 The Jerusalem Talmud; II. Possible and Tangential Evidence for Nazirites; 2.1 Mark; 2.2 Matthew; 2.3 Luke; 2.4 Acts; 2.5 Hegesippus; 2.6 Plutarch; III. Making Sense of the Evidence; 3.1 Thoughts about Nazirites; 3.2 Nazirite Behavior; 3.3 The Role of the Nazirite; Conclusion
BibliographyIndex; Index of Subjects; Index of Names; Index of Modern Authors
Summary
Jesus made a Nazirite vow and so did Paul according to the New Testament. This book discusses the role of the Nazirite as evidenced in early Christian and other sources relevant to the period (250 BC - AD 70)
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and indexes
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