The "Prophetical Tenor" of Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
In this article, I seek to demonstrate a previously unidentified phenomenon in Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum (L.A.B.) that I call the "prophetical tenor." I argue that L.A.B. offers a more idiosyncratic reading of Israel's history than has previously been appreciat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
[2019]
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 81, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-61 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40, Antiquitates biblicae
/ Prophecy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Pseudepigrapha
B BIBLE. Old Testament; Versions, Jewish B Prophets B Bible B L.A.B B Hermeneutics B LIBER Antiquitatum Biblicarum (Book) B Pseudo-Philo |
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| Summary: | In this article, I seek to demonstrate a previously unidentified phenomenon in Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum (L.A.B.) that I call the "prophetical tenor." I argue that L.A.B. offers a more idiosyncratic reading of Israel's history than has previously been appreciated. Pseudo-Philo does not simply interject elements from the prophets piecemeal but, rather, amalgamates the Prophets with the patriarchs comprehensively. In other words, Pseudo-Philo does not read "backwards," but "vatically." In order to demonstrate the prophetical tenor of L.A.B., I present examples from three distinct categories: pre-vocalization (characters speaking words from the Prophets); character conflation (characters merged with prophetic personalities); and prophetic parlance (terminology with special significance in the Prophets). I conclude with considerations of the impact of the prophetical tenor on future readings of L.A.B. and, in particular, how the theological concerns of the author are better comprehended through a "vatical" reading of the text. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2019.0050 |