The reception of biblical figures : essays in method / edited by David Hamidović, Eleonora Serra and Philippe Therrien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamidovič, David, editor.

Serra, Elaonora, editor.

Therrien, Philippe, editor.

Series:

Judaïsme ancien et origines du christianism ; 27.

Judaïsme ancien et origines du christianisme, 2565-8492 ; 27

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Characters and characteristics in the Bible--History.

Characters and characteristics in the Bible.

Physical Description:

312 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 2024.

Language Note:

Contributions in English and French.

Summary:

"This volume explores the reception of biblical figures in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with a particular focus on Antiquity and incursions in the Middle Ages and modernity. The contributions included here offer a glimpse of the complexity of the mechanics of transmission to which these figures were subjected in extra-biblical texts, either concentrating on one author or corpus in particular, or broadening the scope across time and cultural contexts. The volume intends to shed light on how these biblical figures and their legacies appear as channels of collective memory and identity; how they became tools for authors to achieve specific goals; how they gained new and powerful authority for communities; and how they transcend traditions and cultural boundaries. As a result, the vitality and fluidity of the developments of traditions become clear and prompt caution when using modern categories."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Forewords / Eleonora Serra and Philippe Therrien

Quelques notes critiques sur des concepts usuels dans les études sémitiques actuelles / David Hamidović

The Saga of Noah in Slavonic Parabiblical Writings, Iconography and Oral Tradition (The Case of The Folk Bible) / Florentina Badalanova Geller)

Noé exorciste? Des traditions mésopotamiennes au judaïsme du Second Temple / Eleonora Serra

La figure de Melchisédech à Qumrân / Dario Barberis

Moses as King and Commander in the Philonic Life of Moses, between Historiography and Exegesis / Gaetano Spampinato

Fasting, Visions and Prophecy In and Outside the Bible: The Figure of Daniel in Tertullian's De ieiunio adversus psychicos / Maria Dell'Isola

Paideia, Plato's Sophist and the Pseudo-Clementines: Simon Magus' Characterisation in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies / Benjamin De Vos

"Laissons aux hérésiologues leurs catégories". État des lieux sur les représentations de Seth dans la littérature gnostique / Philippe Therrien

The Creation of a Golem: Theurgy versus Magic in Some Ancient and Medieval Sources / Barbara Henry

A Woman Ruling over Them: The Sheba Myth and the Role of Gender in the Qur'ān and Kәbrä Nägäst / Rhiannon Garth Jones

Modern Apocrypha as a Cultural Toolbox / Małgorzata Jankowska.

Notes:

"The starting point of this volume was the panel "Biblical Figures Outside the Bible", that took place during the annual meeting of the European Academy of Religion, held in Bologna [Italy] on 6 March 2019."--Forewords, page 9.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9782503600765

250360076X

OCLC:

1439046385