The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible: An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introductory Note -- Chapter 1 A Status Quaestionis on the Formation of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible -- 1.1 The Date of Origin of the Jewish Canon -- 1.1.1 The Evidence of Qumran -- 1.1.2 Other Evidence of the First Century CE -- 1.2 The Probl...
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| 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 -) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Ossandón Widow, Juan Carlos: The Origins of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible : An Analysis of Josephus and 4 Ezra. - Boston : BRILL,c2018. - 9789004381605 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introductory Note -- Chapter 1 A Status Quaestionis on the Formation of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible -- 1.1 The Date of Origin of the Jewish Canon -- 1.1.1 The Evidence of Qumran -- 1.1.2 Other Evidence of the First Century CE -- 1.2 The Problems Concerning Yavneh -- Chapter 2 Some Preliminary Clarifications -- 2.1 The Codex -- 2.2 The Printing Press -- 2.3 "Hebrew Bible" -- 2.4 "Canon" -- Chapter 3 Methodology and Structure -- Part 1 The Twenty-Two Books of the Jews According to Josephus -- Introductory Note -- Chapter 4 The Passage of the Against Apion -- 4.1 The Text -- 4.2 Possible Identification of the Twenty-Two Books -- 4.3 The Prophets and Their Succession -- 4.3.1 The Cessation of Prophecy? -- 4.3.2 Priests, Philosophers, and Historians -- 4.3.3 The Interruption of the Prophetic Succession -- 4.3.4 The Prophet Josephus? -- 4.4 Assimilation of the Books to the Sacredness of the Torah -- 4.5 Summing-Up -- Chapter 5 The Twenty-Two Books outside the Against Apion -- 5.1 The Scriptures in the Jewish War -- 5.2 The Jewish Antiquities -- 5.2.1 The Twenty-Two Books -- 5.2.2 The Succession of Prophets -- 5.3 The Life -- Chapter 6 Josephus and Some Books on the Borderline of the Canon -- 6.1 Daniel -- 6.2 First Esdras, Ezra, and Nehemiah -- 6.3 Esther -- 6.4 Tobit and Judith -- 6.5 Letter of Aristeas, 1 Maccabees, and 2 Maccabees -- 6.6 The Book of Jubilees and the Temple Scroll -- 6.7 The Apocalyptic Literature and the Case of 1 Enoch -- Part 2 The Ninety-Four Books of the Torah According to 4 Ezra -- Introductory Note -- Chapter 7 Introduction to 4 Ezra -- 7.1 Title, Literary Genre, and Jewish Character -- 7.2 Text and Transmission -- 7.3 Date and Place of Composition -- 7.4 Fourth Ezra and 2 Baruch -- 7.5 Structure and Summary of the Content 7.6 The Unity of the Work and the Importance of the Seventh Section -- Chapter 8 Coordinates for a Comprehensive Understanding of 4 Ezra -- 8.1 The Debate on the Position of the Author -- 8.1.1 The Distinction between Narrator and Author -- 8.1.2 From Gunkel to Stone -- 8.1.3 From Harnisch to Hogan -- 8.2 The Planes of the Narrative Point of View -- 8.3 The Psychological Plane and the Psychologizing Interpretation of 4 Ezra -- 8.4 The Ideological Plane of the Narrative Point of View -- 8.4.1 The Various Expressions of the Point of View of God -- 8.4.2 What God Says about Ezra -- Chapter 9 The Characterization of Ezra -- 9.1 The Presentation (4 Ezra 3:1-2) -- 9.1.1 The Allusion to Ezek 1:1 -- 9.1.2 "I, Salathiel, who am also called Ezra" -- 9.2 Ezra in the Dialogues -- 9.3 The Visions and the Transformation of Ezra -- 9.3.1 Ezra in the Fourth Section -- 9.3.2 Ezra in the Fifth Section -- 9.3.3 Ezra in the Sixth Section -- 9.4 Ezra in the Seventh Section: The Scribe of the Most High -- Chapter 10 Function and Meaning of the Ninety-Four Books -- 10.1 The Teachings Reserved for the Wise: Is 4 Ezra an Esoteric Book? -- 10.1.1 The "Few" in 4 Ezra -- 10.1.2 The Wise, the Secret Teachings, and the Esoteric Character of 4 Ezra -- 10.1.3 "In Characters Which They Did Not Know" (4 Ezra 14:42) -- 10.2 The Torah in 4 Ezra -- 10.2.1 The Torah in the Dialogues (and the Problem of Universalism) -- 10.2.2 The Torah in the Part with the Visions -- 10.2.3 The Torah in the Seventh Section (4 Ezra 14) and Its Written Expression -- 10.3 Salvific Value of the Ninety-Four Books -- Chapter 11 Historical Context and Social Function of 4 Ezra -- 11.1 Why Ezra? -- 11.1.1 The Figure of Ezra in the Literature of the Second Temple -- 11.1.2 Ezra's Functionality for the Message of 4 Ezra -- 11.1.3 Excursus: Ezra in Rabbinic Literature 11.2 Possible Identification of the Seventy Books -- 11.2.1 Symbolic Value of the Number Seventy -- 11.2.2 Contents of the Collection -- 11.3 Possible Identification of the Twenty-Four Books -- 11.3.1 "Biblical" Books Quoted or Alluded to in 4 Ezra -- 11.3.2 Symbolic Value of the Number Twenty-Four -- Chapter 12 Fourth Ezra and the Canon of the Hebrew Bible -- 12.1 Synthesis of the Message of 4 Ezra -- 12.2 The Resistance to a Collection of Twenty-Four Books -- Part 3 Comparison and Conclusions -- Chapter 13 A Short Comparison between Josephus and 4 Ezra on the Books -- 13.1 Number and Characteristics of the Books -- 13.2 Historical Moment in Which the Collection is Constituted -- 13.3 The Torah -- 13.4 Role of Ezra -- 13.5 Text Transmission -- 13.6 The Interruption of the Prophetic Succession -- 13.7 Conclusion -- Chapter 14 Elements for an Hypothesis -- 14.1 On the Definition of the Biblical Canon -- 14.2 On the Date of the Canon -- 14.3 The Reorganization after the War, the Pre-Masoretic Text, and the Synagogal Readings -- 14.4 The Idealization of the Past -- 14.5 The Defense of Tradition in Contrast to Other Groups -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Primary Texts |
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| ISBN: | 9004381619 |