Between philology and theology [electronic resource] : contributions to the study of ancient Jewish interpretation / by Florentino Garcia Martinez ; edited by Hindy Najman and Eibert Tigchelaar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

García Martínez, Florentino.

Contributor:

Najman, Hindy.

Tigchelaar, Eibert J. C.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 162.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 162

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew philology.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays by Florentino García Martínez collected in this volume reflect some of his most recent work on theological concepts as they are formed in the interpretations and in the imagination of ancient Jewish writers, and thus illuminate the nexus between philology and theology. The essays, five of which are published for the first time in English, engage a broad range of ancient Jewish texts ranging from Philo and the Dead Sea Scrolls, to Jubilees, 4 Ezra and the Targumim. Focus of the essays is the way in which ancient Jewish writers (and, in the case of 4 Ezra, Christian Renaissance authors) are interpreting and transforming earlier biblical traditions and how these new interpretations shape theological concepts.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Florentino García Martínez

1. Abraham and the Gods: The Paths to Monotheism in Jewish Religion / Florentino García Martínez

2. The Foreskins of Angels / Florentino García Martínez

3. Geography as Theology: From the Book of Jubilees to the Phaleg by Arias Montano / Florentino García Martínez

4. The Heavenly Tablets in the Book of Jubilees / Florentino García Martínez

5. Balaam in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Florentino García Martínez

6. Divine Sonship at Qumran and in Philo / Florentino García Martínez

7. Eve’s Children in the Targumim / Florentino García Martínez

8. Sodom and Gomorrah in the Targumim / Florentino García Martínez

9. Hagar in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan / Florentino García Martínez

10. The Authority of 4 Ezra and the Discovery of America / Florentino García Martínez

11. The Authority of 4 Ezra and the Jewish Origin of (Native) American Indians / Florentino García Martínez

Subject Index / Sonja G. Anderson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85480-5

90-04-24394-1

OCLC:

820053907

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004243941 DOI