Contours in the text : textual variation in the writings of Paul, Josephus and the Yaḥad / J.D.H. Norton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norton, Jonathan D. H. (Jonathan Daniel Harry), 1973-

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 430.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Library of New Testament studies ; 430

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

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

Josephus, Flavius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Norton-Piliavsky places Paul's work within the context of ancient Jewish literary practice, bridging the gap between textual criticism and social history in contemporary discussions. The author argues that studies of ancient Jewish exegesis draw on two distinct analytical modes: the text-critical and the socio-historical. He then shows that the two are usually joined together in discussions of ancient Jewish literature arguing that as a result of this commentators often allow the text-critical approach to guide their efforts to understand historical questions. Norton argues that text-critical

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. PAUL AND JEWISH SCRIPTURE; 2. PAUL AND TEXTUAL CRITICISM; 3. JOSEPHUS AND TEXTUAL PLURALITY; 4. DEAD SEA SECTARIANS AND TEXTUAL PLURALITY; 5. SCRIBES AND TEXTUAL PLURALITY; 6. APPROACHES TO PAUL'S RHETORIC; 7. PAUL AND TEXTUAL PLURALITY; 8. CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Literature; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Revision of author's master's thesis.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-195) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613195906

9781283195904

1283195909

9780567306388

0567306380

OCLC:

745866696