Hebrew scripture in patristic biblical theory: canon, language, text

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Though Christians used Greek translations of the Bible, many Fathers acknowledged that the status of their Old Testament as originally Hebrew scripture bore certain implications for their biblical theory, especially for the canon, language, and text of scripture.

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Full title :Hebrew scripture in patristic biblical theory : canon, language, text / by Edmon L. Gallagher.

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Publication Date:2012.

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Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Description:1 online resource (ix, 266 pages)

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ISBN:9789004228023, 9004228020, 1280496118, 9781280496110, 9786613591340, 6613591343
DOI:10.1163/9789004228023
oclc:ocn797843052
LC Classification:BR67
Dewey Decimal:221.109/015

Preface; Note on Citations, Abbreviations, Editions, Translations; 1. Introduction; The Canon of Scripture; The Language of Scripture; The Text of Scripture; 2. The Old Testament Canon in Patristic Biblical Theory; The Date Criterion; Judaism; Christianity; The Synagogal Criterion; The Correspondence between Julius Africanus and Origen; Origen outside His Correspondence with Africanus; Origen's Canon List; Origen on the Wisdom of Solomon; The Jews and the Oracles of God; Origen and Enoch; Conclusion; Jerome; The Ecclesiastical Criterion; Conclusion.

3. Hebrew Scripture and the Canon of the Old TestamentJulius Africanus; Origen; The {Stromata}; {Letter to Africanus}; Suppression of Scripture; Conclusion; Other Evidence for the Hebrew Criterion in Patristic Literature; The Hebrew Alphabet and the Canonical Books; The Extent of the Septuagint Translation; Jerome, Augustine, and the Hebrew Criterion; Conclusion; 4. The Language of Hebrew Scripture and Patristic Biblical Theory; Hebrew: The Holy Language of Judaism; The Languages of Early Judaism; Reverence for the Hebrew Language in Early Judaism; Hebrew and Aramaic in Patristic Thought.

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Bible Bible., New Testament Bible., Nouveau Testament Christian literature, Early Christian literature, Early -- History … Criticism, interpretation, etc Fathers of the church Fathers of the church -- History History Littérature chrétienne primitive -- His… Pères de l'Église -- Histoire RELIGION -- Biblical Studies RELIGION -- Judaism Théologie dogmatique -- Histoire -- ca … Theology, Doctrinal -- Early church Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Early…