Early Jewish prayers in Greek / Pieter W. van der Horst and Judith H. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horst, Pieter Willem van der.

Contributor:

Newman, Judith H. (Judith Hood), 1961-

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Series:

Commentaries on early Jewish literature

Commentaries on early Jewish literature, 1861-6003

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts--History and criticism.

Judaism.

Judaism--Liturgy.

Greek literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Greek literature--Jewish authors.

Judaism--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Prayer--Judaism.

Prayer.

Jews--Civilization--Greek influences.

Jews.

Judaism--Prayers and devotions.

Genre:

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Physical Description:

xvi, 298 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, [2008]

Summary:

In this volume a series of 12 Jewish prayers, composed by Greek speaking communities, have been collected, translated, and provided with an extensive historical and philological commentary. These prayers, ranging in time from the second century BCE to the fourth century CE, offer unique insights into a wide variety of forms of Jewish spirituality, both in the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora. They have been preserved on papyrus, on stone, and as part of Christian church orders into which some of them have been incorporated.

Contents:

The Hellenistic synagogal prayers in the Apostolic constitutions

A communal prayer (pap. Egerton 5)

A prayer for protection against unclean spirits (pap. Fouad 203)

A prayer for vengeance from Rheneia

The prayer of Manasseh

The prayer of Azariah

The prayer of Jacob

Appendix: the prayer of Joseph.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9783110205039

3110205033

OCLC:

229446069