Philo's scriptures : citations from the Prophets and Writings : evidence for a Haftarah cycle in Second Temple Judaism / by Naomi Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Naomi G.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Haftarot--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Haftarot.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is indeed remarkable that although Philo has quoted extensively from the Pentateuch, his works contain no more than forty-six references to the Prophets and Writings. The author provides a convincing explanation for every one of these citations. It corroborates the thesis that Philo availed himself of lexicographic aids and midrashic material, and further, that even when the language of their composition was Hebrew/Aramaic, that he used them in Greek translation. It identifies a circle engaged in esoteric philosophic allegorization of Scriptures, with which Philo associated, and it finds that the specific quotations from the Prophets point to the existence, already in the 1st century CE, of a traditional Haftarah Cycle . The book fills a long felt lacuna.

Contents:

The man Philo as a product of his time

How Philo quotes the Pentateuch

A traditional Haftarah cycle

Citations from the Latter Prophets

Citations from the Former Prophets and Chronicles

Citations from the book of Psalms

Citations from the books of Proverbs and Job

The allegorical circle of Moses.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-250) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93969-2

9786611939694

90-474-2289-9

OCLC:

649923064

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004163126.i-278 DOI