T&T Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek
T&T Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek
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This volume provides a critical introduction to Hellenistic Jewish Literature. It offers serious students and scholars with an overview of the scholarly issues for each work (covering issues such as date, provenance, language, content, style, reception, contribution to ancient Judaism, etc.) as well as important information about critical editions, manuscripts, and secondary scholarship, serving as a clear starting point for anyone who is interested in this corpus of literature.
The volume begins with a set of thematic essays, providing orientation for the reader and examining core general issues such as language, geography and identity. The core of the volume provides overviews of the scholarly issues surrounding texts. Each entry provides readers with the core information necessary to study the text in depth and to understand its impact upon our understanding of Hellenistic Judaism and its later reception.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Sean A. Adams and Marieke Dhont
Thematic essays:
2. Hellenism/Jews in the Greco-Roman World
Erich Gruen
3. Jewish Multilingualism
Benjamin Kantor
4. Jewish Identity
Kathy Ehrensperger
5. Geography
David Noy
6. Jewish Material in Christian Sources
Liv Ingeborg Lied
Works:
7a Septuagint (incl. Deuterocanon.)
Will Ross
7b Greek compositions in the LXX
Gerbern Oegema
8. Demetrius the Chronographer
Sylvie Honigman
9. Eupolemus
Robert Doran
10. Aristobulus
Markus Mülke
11. Letter of Aristeas
Ben Wright
12. Pseudo-Hecataeus
Ekaterina Matusova
13. Fragmentary Jewish Historians
Gregory Sterling
14. Artapanus
Jed Wyrick
15. Poetic fragments with Jewish content
Max Leventhal
16. Ezekiel's Exagogê
Max Kramer
17. Pseudo-Phocylides
Michael Tilly[MD1]
18. Sibylline Oracles:
18a 1-2
Jane Lightfoot
18b 3-5
John Collins
18c 6-12
Ashley Bacchi
19. Joseph and Aseneth
Gillian Glass
20. Testament of Job
Maria Ciaota
21. Testaments of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Robert Walker
22. Testament of Moses
JW Van Henten
23. Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
Patrick Pouchelle
24. Orphica
Fabienne Jourdan
25. Lives of the Prophets
A.M. Schwemer
26. Life of Adam and Eve
Jack Levison
27. Apocryphon of Ezekiel
Joseph Scales
28. Henoch in Greek
Elena Dugan
29. Jewish inscriptions
Noah Kaye
30. Prayer of Joseph
Justin Schedtler
31. Prayer of Jacob
Justin Schedtler
32. Jewish prayer texts
Justin Schedtler
33. Philo of Alexandria
Michael Cover
34. Josephus
Eelco Glas
35. Gospels
Eve-Marie Becker
36. Acts
Kindalee DeLong
37. Paul
Todd Still
38. Catholic Epistles
Rubin McClain
39. Revelation
Garrick Allen
40. Potential Jewish sources in Christian works
40a Pseudo-Clem.
James Carleton Paget
40b Apostolic Constitutions
Menahem Kister
40c Apocalypse of Ezra
Ryan Comins
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 02 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 712 |
| ISBN | 9780567692399 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | T&T Clark Handbooks |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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