Past renewals: interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity

The symbolic significance of writing in ancient Judaism -- Interpretation as primordial writing: Jubilees and its authority conferring strategies -- Torah of Moses: pseudonymous attribution in Second Temple writings -- The law of nature and the authority of Mosaic law -- A written copy of the law of...

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Contributors: Najman, Hindy 1967- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2010
In: Journal for the study of Judaism (53)
Year: 2010
Reviews:[Rezension von: Najman, Hindy, 1967-, Past renewals] (2015) (Henze, Matthias, 1965 -)
Edition:Online-Ausg.
Series/Journal:Journal for the study of Judaism Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism 53
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Historiography
B Rabbinic Judaism / Jewish theology / History
B Jewish philosophy / Ethics / Life of faith / History
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Philo
B Rabbis Office History To 1500
B Bible. O.T Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish History To 1500
B Tradition (Judaism) History To 1500
B Authority Religious aspects Judaism History To 1500
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish History To 1500
B Jewish Law Decision making History To 1500
B Bible Canon
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Bible. O.T Canon
B Jewish Law Decision making History To 1500
B Book of Jubilees Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Rabbis Office History To 1500
B Tradition (Judaism) History To 1500
B Authority Religious aspects Judaism History To 1500
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: Past Renewals: Interpretative Authority, Renewed Revelation and the Quest for Perfection in Jewish Antiquity. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2010. - 9789004180468
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Summary:The symbolic significance of writing in ancient Judaism -- Interpretation as primordial writing: Jubilees and its authority conferring strategies -- Torah of Moses: pseudonymous attribution in Second Temple writings -- The law of nature and the authority of Mosaic law -- A written copy of the law of nature: an unthinkable paradox? -- Angels at Sinai: exegesis, theology and interpretive authority -- Towards a study of the uses of the concept of wilderness in ancient Judaism -- Between heaven and earth: liminal visions in 4 Ezra -- Philosophical contemplation and revelatory inspiration in ancient Judean traditions -- Reconsidering Jubilees: prophecy and exemplarity -- Cain and Abel as character traits: a study in the allegorical typology of Philo of Alexandria -- The quest for perfection in ancient Judaism -- How should we contextualize pseudepigrapha? Imitation and emulation in 4 Ezra -- Text and figure in ancient Jewish paideia
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:900418046X
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004180468.i-270