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Did Moses speak Attic? : Jewish historiography and scripture in the Hellenistic period / edited by Lester L. Grabbe.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- European seminar in historical methodology ; 3.
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 317.
- European seminar in historical methodology ; 3
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 317
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D--Historiography.
- Jews.
- Hellenism.
- Bible. Old Testament--Historiography.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is the Bible a Hellenistic book? The essays in this volume respond to that challenging question, formulated by Niels Peter Lemche, and offer everything from qualified agreement to vociferous opposition. In so doing, they debate and illuminate the many features of Jewish writing in the Second Temple period, including not only the scriptures themselves and their own history, but the non-canonized literature of the late Second-Temple period. As with all the volumes in this pioneering series, the editor, Lester Grabbe, introduces and reflects upon the discussion and its implications for one of the
- Contents:
- Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: INTRODUCTION; Part II: ARTICLES; Part III: OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS; Part IV: CONCLUSIONS; Index of References; Index of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611841676
- 9781281841674
- 1281841676
- 9780567417381
- 0567417387
- OCLC:
- 276348696
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