4 Baruch: Paraleipomena Jeremiou
"This is the first verse-by-verse commentary on 4 Baruch, a neglected work of disputed origin, composed not long after the common era. This study attempts to place it within its Jewish and Christian contexts and thereby contribute to our knowledge of early Judaism and Christianity"--
| Riepilogo: | "This is the first verse-by-verse commentary on 4 Baruch, a neglected work of disputed origin, composed not long after the common era. This study attempts to place it within its Jewish and Christian contexts and thereby contribute to our knowledge of early Judaism and Christianity"-- Greek texts and versions -- Title and genre -- Structure -- Major themes and motifs -- Original language and style -- Jewish or Christian? -- Scriptural intertextuality -- Extra-canonical literary relationships and compositional history -- Date, place, and Sitz im Leben -- Reception history and modern scholarship -- Bibliography -- Prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem -- Lamentation of Jeremiah and Baruch -- The preservation of the temple vessels and Abimelech -- Destrucction and exile -- Abimelech's sleep and the preservation of the figs -- Baruch's letter to Jeremiah -- Jeremiah's letter to Baruch -- The origin of the Samaritans -- Jeremiah's vision and martyrdom |
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| ISBN: | 3110269732 |