Naming God in early Judaism: Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Name of God -- 1.1 Sources and Method -- 1.2 Names and Epithets -- Chapter 2 YHWH Adrift and the Quest of Modern Scholars -- 2.1 Summary of Modern Scholarship -- Part II Naming God in Aramaic -- Chapter...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston
BRILL
2022
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Studies in cultural contexts of the Bible (Band 2)
Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Meyer, Anthony R., Naming God in early Judaism : Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek] (2024) (Rösel, Martin, 1961 -)
[Rezension von: Meyer, Anthony R., Naming God in early Judaism : Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek] (2024) (Feldman, Ariel, 1974 -) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in cultural contexts of the Bible
Band 2 |
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God (Judaism)
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B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D B Electronic books B Dead Sea Scrolls Language, style |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9783506703507 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Table of Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Name of God -- 1.1 Sources and Method -- 1.2 Names and Epithets -- Chapter 2 YHWH Adrift and the Quest of Modern Scholars -- 2.1 Summary of Modern Scholarship -- Part II Naming God in Aramaic -- Chapter 3 From Elephantine to the British Museum Drachm -- 3.1 The Elephantine Papyri and Ostraca -- 3.2 Ostraca -- 3.3 Mibtahiah Archive -- 3.4 Anani Archive -- 3.5 Jedaniah Archive -- 3.6 Papyrus Amherst 63 -- 3.7 Idumean 'House of YHW' Ostracon -- 3.8 British Museum Drachm -- 3.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Mount Gerizim, Ezra, and Daniel -- 4.1 Mount Gerizim Inscriptions -- 4.2 Ezra -- 4.3 Daniel -- Chapter 5 Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls -- 5.1 Enoch -- 5.2 The Book of Giants -- 5.3 Birth of Noah (or: Elect of God) -- 5.4 Genesis Apocryphon -- 5.5 Tobit -- 5.6 The Aramaic Levi Document -- 5.7 Testament of Qahat -- 5.8 Visions of Amram -- 5.9 Words of Michael -- 5.10 4QTestament of Judah? -- 5.11 Son of God Text (or: Aramaic Apocalypse) -- 5.12 Four Kingdoms and other Visionary Texts -- 5.13 Prayer of Nabonidus -- 5.14 Pseudo-Daniel Texts -- 5.15 Jews at the Persian Court -- 5.16 New Jerusalem -- 5.17 Other Aramaic Texts -- 5.18 Aramaic Translations: Job, Leviticus, and Isaiah -- 5.19 Summary of Divine Titles and Epithets in Aramaic -- Part III Naming God in Hebrew -- Chapter 6 Qumran "Biblical" Scrolls -- 6.1 The Divine Name and the Tripartite Division of Hebrew Scrolls -- 6.2 The Qumran Biblical Scrolls -- 6.3 Text-Critical Observations on Divine Name Transmission -- 6.4 Divine Name Variant Patterns -- 6.5 Scribal Changes and Corrections to the Divine Name -- 6.6 Paleo-Hebrew Script in Qumran Biblical Scrolls -- Chapter 7 Qumran Yahad Scrolls -- 7.1 Use and Avoidance of the Divine Name -- 7.2 The title אל replaces the Tetragrammaton. "During the Second Temple period (516 BCE-70 CE), Jews became reticent to speak and write the divine name, YHWH, also known by its four letters in Greek as the tetragrammaton. Priestly, pious, and scribal circles limitted the use of God's name, and then it disappeared. The variables are poorly understood and the evidence is scattered. This study brings together all ancient Jewish literary and epigraphic evidence in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek to describe how, when, and in what sources Jews either used or avoided the divine name. The transition from use to avoidance was not decisive, as scholars often assume. Instead, the evidence reveals diverse and overlapping naming practices that parallel equally diverse linguistic, geographic, and social contexts." -- Publisher, page four of cover |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (341 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-657-70350-0 |
