Seeking the favor of God
by Boda, Mark J., Werline, Rodney Alan, Falk, Daniel K.
fromEarly Judaism and its literature
Seeking the favor of God
by Boda, Mark J., Werline, Rodney Alan, Falk, Daniel K.
fromEarly Judaism and its literature
This study examines the relationship between time and history in Second Temple literature. Numerous sources from that period express a belief that Jewish history began with an act of covenant formation and proceeded in linear fashion until the exile, an event which severed the p…
"The present volume was compiled as a respectful tribute to A.S. van der Woude and presented to him on the occasion of his 65th birthday, which coincided with his retirement as professor of Old Testament and Intertestamental Studies at the University of Groningen, a chair he hel…
This volume examines ancient texts in the Jewish-Christian tradition, especially so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in early societies.
"The author presents a comprehensive historical examination of the early Christian Graeco-Latin translations of the biblical 'apocrypha' and 'pseudepigrapha.' The analysis of the translation techniques employed yields a distinction between 'literal' and 'adaptive' translations o…
"Essays on biblical texts including the New Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a focus on the history of interpretation and the work of James H. Charlesworth"--
"Many types of tradition and interpretation found in later Jewish and Christian writings trace their origins to the Second Temple period, but their transmission and transformation followed different paths within the two religious communities. For example, while Christians often …