RT Book T1 Past renewals: interpretative authority, renewed revelation and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity T2 Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements JF Journal for the study of Judaism / Supplements A1 Najman, Hindy 1967- LA English PP Leiden Boston PB Brill YR 2010 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/616276389 AB 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 NO Includes index CN BM529 SN 978-90-04-18046-8 K1 Philo : of Alexandria K1 Philo K1 Bible : Old Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish : History : To 1500 K1 Bible : Old Testament : Canon K1 Book of Jubilees : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish : History : To 1500 K1 Bible : Canon K1 Rabbinical literature : History and criticism K1 Judaism : History : Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D K1 Jewish Law : Decision making : History : To 1500 K1 Rabbis : Office : History : To 1500 K1 Authority : Religious aspects : Judaism : History : To 1500 K1 Tradition (Judaism) : History : To 1500 K1 Aufsatzsammlung