The origins of the canon of the Hebrew Bible: an analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra

"In The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible: An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra, Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow examines the thorny question of when, how, and why the collection of twenty-four books that today is known as the Hebrew Bible was formed. He carefully studies the two earliest testi...

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Main Author: Ossándon, Juan Carlos 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2019]
In: Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements (volume 186)
Year: 2019
Reviews:The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible. An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra (2019) (Brodersen, Alma, 1986 -)
[Rezension von: Ossándon, Juan Carlos, 1976-, The origins of the canon of the Hebrew Bible] (2021) (Barbaglia, Silvio, 1963 -)
Series/Journal:Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements volume 186
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Josephus, Flavius 37-100, Contra Apionem / Ezra 4. / Old Testament / Canon / Text history
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible Canon History
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible Bible Contra Apionem (Josephus, Flavius)
B Bible
B Contra Apionem (Josephus, Flavius)
B Josephus, Flavius
B History
B Judaism Apologetic works
B Bible. Old Testament Canon History
B Josephus, Flavius Contra Apionem
B Bible. Esdras, 2nd Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Judaism
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Judaism Apologetic works History and criticism
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Summary:"In The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible: An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra, Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow examines the thorny question of when, how, and why the collection of twenty-four books that today is known as the Hebrew Bible was formed. He carefully studies the two earliest testimonies in this regard--Josephus' Against Apion and 4 Ezra--and proposes that, along with the tendency to idealize the past, which leads to consider that divine revelation to Israel has ceased, an important reason to specify a collection of Scriptures at the end of the first century CE consisted in the need to defend the received tradition to counter those that accepted more books"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9004381600