The Oniad Sibyl : how a Greek prophetess became a revolutionary mouthpiece for Egyptian Jews / Miguel M. Vargas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vargas, Miguel M., author.

Series:

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha ; 0169-8125 v. 29.

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, 0169-8125 ; volume 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oracula Sibyllina.

Prophecy--Judaism.

Prophecy.

Sibyls--Mediterranean Region.

Sibyls.

Divination--Mediterranean Region.

Divination.

Jews--Egypt--Leontopolis (Qalyūbīyah : Extinct city).

Jews.

Temple of Onias (Qalyūbīyah, Egypt).

Leontopolis (Qalyūbīyah, Egypt : Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Leontopolis (Qalyūbīyah, Egypt : Extinct city).

Physical Description:

viii, 196 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"The Oniad community was a mercenary and priestly Jewish settlement in Greco-Roman Egypt. This community recognized an exiled high priest of the Jerusalem Temple as its founder and met its end after a Mediterranean-wide uprising that shook the foundations of the Roman Empire. This monograph attributes a group of rather puzzling prophetic narratives-filled with coded language, reused lines from Greek and Jewish literature, and confused historical references-to the Oniads. The thesis of this study is that each prophetic treatise responds to crises experienced by the Oniad settlement and, as a result, evidences its unfolding historical consciousness and hybrid literary culture in distinct phases of its existence"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Jewish Sibyl and the Oniads of Egypt

Oracular diviniation in the Ancient Mediterranean

Oracula Sibyllina 3

Oracula Sibyllina 4

Oracula Sibyllina 5

The Oniad Sibyl.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Vargas, Miguel M. Oniad Sibyl

ISBN:

9789004722668

9004722661

OCLC:

1477210310