From Revelation to Canon : Studies in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature / James C. VanderKam.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• VanderKam, James C., author.

Series:

• Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; Volume 62.
• Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Series ; Volume 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Book of Jubilees--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2000]

Summary:

The essays collected in From Revelation to Canon include several studies of passages in the Hebrew Bible, the history of the high priesthood, calendars and festivals, 1 Enoch, and the Book of Jubilees. A previously unpublished paper examines the evidence for the development of a canon of scripture in Judaism. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Contents:

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Locations of the Original Publications
• Revealed Literature in the Second Temple Period
• Introduction
• Hebrew Bible
• Davidic Complicity in the Deaths of Abner and Eshbaal: A Historical and Redactional Study
• Bhl in Ps 2:5 and Its Etymology
• Ezra-Nehemiah or Ezra and Nehemiah?
• Calendar and Festivals
• The Origin, Character, and Early History of the 364-Day Calendar: A Reassessment of Jaubert's Hypotheses
• 2 Maccabees 6, 7a and Calendrical Change in Jerusalem
• Hanukkah: Its Timing and Significance According to 1 and 2 Maccabees
• John 10 and the Feast of the Dedication
• High Priesthood
• Joshua the High Priest and the Interpretation of Zechariah 3
• Jewish High Priests of the Persian Period: Is the List Complete?
• People and High Priesthood in Early Maccabean Times
• Simon the Just: Simon I or Simon II?
• Apocalyptic Studies
• The Prophetic-Sapiential Origins of Apocalyptic Thought
• Prophecy and Apocalyptics in the Ancient Near East
• Studies in 1 Enoch and Jubilees
• a. General
• Biblical Interpretation in 1 Enoch and Jubilees
• Enoch Traditions in Jubilees and Other Second-Century Sources
• b. 1 Enoch
• The Theophany of Enoch I 3b-7, 9
• Some Major Issues in the Contemporary Study of 1 Enoch: Reflections on J. T. Milik's The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4
• Studies in the Apocalypse of Weeks (1 Enoch 93:1-10
• 91:11-17)
• The Textual Base for the Ethiopic Translation of 1 Enoch
• The Birth of Noah
• Righteous One, Messiah, Chosen One, and Son of Man in 1 Enoch 37-71
• c. Jubilees
• The Putative Author of the Book of Jubilees
• Jubilees and the Hebrew Texts of Genesis-Exodus
• Jubilees and the Priestly Messiah of Qumran
• Putting Them in Their Place: Geography as an Evaluative Tool
• Genesis 1 in Jubilees 2.
• Studies in the Chronology of the Book of Jubilees
• Jubilees' Exegetical Creation of Levi the Priest
• Index
• Author Index
• Reference Index.

Notes:

• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: VanderKam, James C. From Revelation to Canon

ISBN:

9789004496927

OCLC:

1292360075