Authoritative scriptures in ancient Judaism / edited by Mladen Popović.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Popović, Mladen.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 141.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 141

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Evidences, authority, etc--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Bible.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Dead Sea scrolls--Congresses.

Dead Sea scrolls.

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

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many scholars of the Second Temple period have replaced the concept of canonization by that of canonical process. Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been crucial for this new direction. Based on this new evidence taxonomic terms like biblical, nonbiblical or parabiblical seem anachronistic for the period before 70 C.E. The notion of authoritative Scriptures plays an important part in the new paradigm of canonical process, but it has not yet been sufficiently reflected upon and is in need of clarification. Why were some texts more authoritative than others? For whom and in what contexts were texts authoritative? And what are our criteria to determine to what extent a text was authoritative? In short, what do we mean by “authoritative”? This volume focuses on specific texts or corpora of texts, and approaches the notion of authoritative Scriptures from sociological, cultural and literary perspectives.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. Popović

Introducing Authoritative Scriptures In Ancient Judaism / Mladen Popović

Rethinking The Bible—Sixty Years Of Dead Sea Scrolls Research And Beyond / Florentino García Martínez

The "Apocalyptic" Community, The Matrix Of The Teacher And Rewriting Scripture / George J. Brooke

Authoritative Scriptures And Scribal Culture / Arie van der Kooij

From 4QReworked Pentateuch To 4QPentateuch (?) / Emanuel Tov

Authoritative Scripture As Reflected In The Textual Transmission Of The Biblical Books: The Case Of 1 Kings 3–10 / Julio Trebolle

Quelques observations sur le ‘canon’ des « Écrits » / Émile Puech

Reflections On The Status Of The Early Enochic Writings / Michael A. Knibb

Aramaic Texts From Qumran And The Authoritativeness Of Hebrew Scriptures: Preliminary Observations / Eibert Tigchelaar

Daniel And The Qumran Daniel Cycle: Observations On 4QFour Kingdomsa–B (4Q552–553) / Albert L.A. Hogeterp

Pluralism And Authoritativeness: The Case Of The S Tradition / Charlotte Hempel

Prophecy And History In The Pesharim / John J. Collins

Prophet, Books And Texts: Ezekiel, Pseudo-Ezekiel And The Authoritativeness Of Ezekiel Traditions In Early Judaism / Mladen Popović

Text And Figure In Ancient Jewish Paideia / Hindy Najman

Ancestral, Oracular And Prophetic Authority: "Scriptural Authority" According To Paul And Philo / George H. Van Kooten

"The Words Of The Prophecy Of This Book": Playing With Scriptural Authority In The Book Of Revelation / Tobias Nicklas

From Holy Books To Holy Bible: An Itinerary From Ancient Greece To Modern Islam Via Second Temple Judaism And Early Christianity / Jan N. Bremmer

Index Of Modern Authors / M. Popović

Index Of Ancient Sources / M. Popović.

Notes:

"This volume is a collection of contributions that reflect on the issue of the authoritativeness of Scriptures in Second Temple period Judaism. They result from a conference that the Qumran Institute organized on 28-29 April 2008"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-95277-3

9786612952777

90-04-19074-0

OCLC:

700523150

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004185302.i-402 DOI