The use and function of Scripture in 1 Maccabees / by Dongbin Choi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choi, Dongbin, author.

Series:

Library of Second Temple studies ; 98.

Library of Second Temple Studies ; 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Maccabees, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Maccabees, 1st.

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.

Jews.

Maccabees, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D., Exilic and Second Temple period.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, 2021.

Summary:

"Dongbin Choi argues that the book of 1 Maccabees is written with a linguistic technique that utilizes earlier Jewish texts in various ways in order to promote the religiopolitical agendas of its author. Choi offers a philological and thematic analyses on this scriptural language, and engages in the dialogue between the traditional view that tends to simply treat 1 Maccabees as a religious writing, and the radical view that considers it as a political propaganda"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The contribution of the Literary Scroll and cultural mileus on the appropriation of scripture in 1 Maccabees

The use of scripture in 1 Maccabees: Philological parallels

The use of scripture in 1 Maccabees: Conceptual parallels

Scripture and the role of the Hasmoneans: A study on the eulogies of Judas and Simon

Final conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Choi, Dongbin, The use and function of scripture in 1 Maccabees

ISBN:

9780567695420

0567695425

9780567696458

0567696456

OCLC:

1156994235