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Early Jewish writings and New Testament interpretation / C.D. Elledge.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Elledge, C. D. (Casey Deryl), author.
Series:
Essentials of biblical studies.
Oxford scholarship online.
Essentials of biblical studies
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jewish religious literature--History and criticism.
Jewish religious literature.
Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
Judaism.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Church history.
Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible.
Bible. New Testament--Relation to the Old Testament.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Summary:
'Early Jewish Writings and New Testament Interpretation' is a concise, introductory volume to orient undergraduates, seminarians and interested readers to some of the most important early Jewish writings that currently inform New Testament interpretation.
Contents:
Cover
Half-title
Series
Early Jewish Writings and New Testament Interpretation
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
1. Forms of Scripture in Early Judaism
Early Judaism
Canon and Noncanonical Literature
Apocrypha, or Deuterocanonical Books
Pseudepigrapha
Dead Sea Scrolls
Philo and Josephus
This Book
2. The Glory of Wisdom
The Dimensions of Wisdom
Sages and Scribes
Wisdom Writings
The Wisdom of Jesus ben Sira
The Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom in the New Testament
3. In the Last Days
Apocalyptic Literature
Apocalyptic Thought
1 Enoch
Post-​70 ce Apocalypses
4 Ezra
2 Baruch
Apocalypse of Abraham
Apocalypticism in the New Testament
4. Rewriting Scripture
Explicit Interpretation
Implicit Interpretation
Rewritten Scriptures
Jubilees
Biblical Antiquities (Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum)
Scriptural Interpretation in the New Testament
5. In the Wilderness
The Community of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Scriptural Manuscripts and Their Interpretation
Rule Documents
Legal Writings
Psalms, Hymns, Prayers
Wisdom and Apocalypticism
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament
6. Jews, Greeks, and Romans
Philo of Alexandria
Philo and the New Testament
Josephus
Josephus and the New Testament
Notes
Glossary
Works Cited
Index of Sources
General Index.
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 18, 2023).
Other Format:
Print version: Elledge, C. D. Early Jewish Writings and New Testament Interpretation
ISBN:
0-19-027462-X
0-19-027461-1
0-19-027460-3
OCLC:
1377818065

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