Wright Iii Benjamin G Ed (1 results)

Large octavo (250 x 170 mm), publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, xv (+i), 361 (+1) pp., a well preserved copy. [JSJS - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism; 131]. - ISBN: 9789004169081. - Contents : Wisdom and women at Qumran. - From generation to generation: the sage as father in early Jewish literature. - The categories of rich and poor in the Qumran sapiential literature. - "Who has been tested by gold and found perfect?" Ben Sira's discourse of riches and poverty (with Claudia V. Camp). - "Fear the Lord and honor the priest": Ben Sira as defender of the Jerusalem priesthood. - "Put the nations in fear of you": Ben Sira and the problem of foreign rule. - Wisdom, instruction and social location in Ben Sira and 1 Enoch. - Ben Sira on the sage as exemplar. - B. Sanhedrin 100b and rabbinic knowledge of Ben Sira. - The Jewish scriptures in Greek: the Septuagint in the context of ancient translation activity. - Terms and social status in the meeting of Hebrew-biblical and Hellenistic-Roman culture. - Access to the source: Cicero, Ben Sira, the Septuagint and their audiences. - The Letter of Aristeas and the reception history of the Septuagint. - Translation as Scripture: the Septuagint in Aristeas and Philo. - Three Jewish ritual practices in Aristeas 158-160. Collection of articles (all but one previously published) focusing on the themes of translation, social location, and transmission of tradition. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ||| Wisdom literature Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. Ecclesiasticus Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. Old Testament. Greek Versions Septuagint; Letter of Aristeas - Weisheitsliteratur Kritik, Interpretation usw.; Bibel. Ecclesiasticus Kritik, Interpretation usw.; Bibel. Altes Testament. Griechisch Versionen Septuaginta; Brief des Aristeas - [oR-Doki | DOK | ] 770 g.