Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion / C.T.R. Hayward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayward, Robert, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Greek literature, Hellenistic.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Bible. O.T. Genesis XXXII, 9-22--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.

Bible.

Bible. O.T. Genesis XXXV, 9-15--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Jacob (Biblical patriarch)--Name.

Jacob.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name; 2. Jacob's Change of Name as Represented by the Septuagint Translators; 3. Days Without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Jesus ben Sira; 4. Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees; 5. The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria; 6. The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph; 7. Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus; 8. Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts; 9. New Testament Engagements; 10. Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel

ConclusionBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-369) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-75353-6

9786610753536

0-19-152931-1

1-4294-7036-4

OCLC:

437108944