Figures who Shape Scriptures, Scriptures that Shape Figures: Essays in Honour of Benjamin G. Wright III: 40 (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, 40) - Hardcover

Xeravits; Géza G.; Goering; Greg Schmidt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3110586460 ISBN 13: 9783110586466

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2018

Synopsis

The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright's research, who-especially with his work on Ben Sira, on the Letter of Aristeas, and on various problems of authority in Early Jewish texts-creatively contributed to the study of the formation of Scriptures, and to the understanding of the figures behind these texts.

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Géza G. Xeravits, Selye J. University, Komárno,Slovakia and Greg Schmidt Goering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.

Géza G. Xeravits, Selye J. Universiät, Komárno,Slovakei und Greg Schmidt Goering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.

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The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright's research, who--especially with his work on Ben Sira, on the Letter of Aristeas, and on various problems of authority in Early Jewish texts--creatively contributed to the study of the formation of Scriptures, and to the understanding of the figures behind these texts.

Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110586460
• ISBN 13: 9783110586466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 241