The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: fifty years of the Pseudepigrapha Section at the SBL
"This volume celebrates fifty years of the study of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha at the Society of Biblical Literature and the pioneering scholars who introduced the Pseudepigrapha to the Society. Since 1969, the Pseudepigrapha Section has provided a forum for a rigorous discussion of these...
| Summary: | "This volume celebrates fifty years of the study of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha at the Society of Biblical Literature and the pioneering scholars who introduced the Pseudepigrapha to the Society. Since 1969, the Pseudepigrapha Section has provided a forum for a rigorous discussion of these understudied texts and their relevance for Judaism and Christianity. The current volume tells the history of the section's beginnings and critically examines the vivid debates that have shaped the field over the last half century. It concludes with a look toward the future of the study of the Pseudepigrapha"-- Machine generated contents note: 1.Pseudepigrapha and the Society of Biblical Literature / Liv Ingeborg Lied -- 2.Pseudepigrapha Project at the Society of Biblical Literature, 1969-1971 / Matthias Henze -- Remembering Fifty Years of the Pseudepigrapha at the Society of Biblical Literature -- 3.Let the Living Remember the Dead: Homage to the Departed Pioneers of the Pseudepigrapha Group -- Father George W. MacRae, S.J. / Robert A. Kraft -- 4.Early Days of the Society of Biblical Literature Pseudepigrapha Group: Pseudepigrapha Studies in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century / Michael E. Stone -- 5.Memories of the Society of Biblical Literature Pseudepigrapha Group, 1970-1982 / James Hamilton Charlesworth -- 6.Pseudepigrapha at the Society of Biblical Literature: The Early Growth of a Group / George W. E. Nickelsburg -- History of the Study of the Pseudepigrapha -- 7.History of the Study of the Pseudepigrapha / Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll -- 8.Pseudepigrapha within and without Biblical Studies / Benjamin G. Wright III -- 9.Dead Sea Scroll Scholarship and Pseudepigrapha Studies: From Jozef Milik to Material Philology / Eibert Tigchelaar -- 10.Pseudepigrapha and Gender / Hanna Tervanotko -- Topics in the Study of the Pseudepigrapha -- 11.Pseudepigrapha and Their Manuscripts / Loren T. Stuckenbruck -- 12.Manuscript Research in the Digital Age / Lorenzo DiTommaso -- 13.Pseudepigrapha in Greek: Translation, Composition, and the Diaspora / Martha Himmelfarb -- 14.Origen and the Old Testament Apocrypha: The Creation of a Category / William Adler -- 15.Pseudepigrapha between Judaism and Christianity: The Case of 3 Baruch / John J. Collins -- 16.Pseudepigraphy as an Interpretative Construct / Irene Peirano Garrison -- Future of the Study of the Pseudepigrapha -- 17.More Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Project / James R. Davila -- 18.Encomium or Apologia? The Future (?) of the Society of Biblical Literature Pseudepigrapha Section / Randall D. Chesnutt -- 19.Looking Ahead: The Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament / John R. Levison -- 20.Fifty More Years of the Society of Biblical Literature Pseudepigrapha Section? Prospects for the Future / Judith H. Newman -- 21.Future Trends for the Study of Jewish Pseudepigrapha: Two Recommendations / John C. Reeves. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0884144127 |