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Rethinking 'authority' in late antiquity : authorship, law, and transmission in Jewish and Christian tradition / edited by A.J. Berkovitz and Mark Letteney.

Van Pelt Library BT88 .R47 2018
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Berkowitz, A.J., editor.
Letteney, Mark, editor.
Series:
Routledge monographs in classical studies
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Authority--Religious aspects.
Authority.
Authority--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Authority--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Authorship--Religious aspects.
Authorship.
Tradition (Judaism)--History--To 1500.
Tradition (Judaism).
Tradition (Theology)--History--To 1500.
Tradition (Theology).
Transmission of texts--History--To 1500.
Transmission of texts.
Jewish law--History--To 1500.
Jewish law.
Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.
Judaism.
History.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Church history.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Judaism--Talmudic period.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xiv, 226 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Contents:
Authority in contemporary historiography / A. J. Berkovitz, Mark Letteney
Reading beyond authority / Hindy Najman
Authenticity and authority: the case for dismantling a dubious correlation / Mark Letteney
Correcting the Gospel: putting the titles of the Gospels in historical context / Matthew D. C. Larsen
Beyond attribution and authority: the case of Psalms in rabbinic hermeneutics / A. J. Berkovitz
Glimpses from the margins: re-telling late ancient history at the edges of the law / Maria Doerfler
Concealing the law: the limits of legal promulgation among the rabbis of Babylonia / Jonathan A. Pomeranz
Truth and doubt in manuscript discovery narratives / Eva Mroczek
The orthodox transmission of heresy / Winrich Löhr
Consuming texts: women as recipients and transmitters of ancient texts / Sarit Kattan Gribetz
Reading without authority / C.M. Chin.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Other Format:
Online version: Rethinking "authority" in late antiquity
ISBN:
9781138480223
1138480223
OCLC:
1037884106
Publisher Number:
99977552767

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