A Life Of Psalms In Jewish Late Antiquity

Author : A. J. Berkovitz
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512824193

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A Life of Psalms in Jewish Late Antiquity by A. J. Berkovitz Pdf

The Bible shaped nearly every aspect of Jewish life in the ancient world, from activities as obvious as attending synagogue to those which have lost their scriptural resonance in modernity, such as drinking water and uttering one's last words. And within a scriptural universe, no work exerted more force than the Psalter, the most cherished text among all the books of the Hebrew Bible. A Life of Psalms in Jewish Late Antiquity clarifies the world of late ancient Judaism through the versatile and powerful lens of the Psalter. It asks a simple set of questions: Where did late ancient Jews encounter the Psalms? How did they engage with the work? And what meanings did they produce? A. J. Berkovitz answers these queries by reconstructing and contextualizing a diverse set of religious practices performed with and on the Psalter, such as handling a physical copy, reading from it, interpreting it exegetically, singing it as liturgy, invoking it as magic and reciting it as an act of piety. His book draws from and contributes to the fields of ancient Judaism, biblical reception, book history and the history of reading.

Author : Alan Avery-Peck,Jacob Neusner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789004294141

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Judaism in Late Antiquity 4. Death, Life-After-Death, Resurrection and The World-to-Come in the Judaisms of Antiquity by Alan Avery-Peck,Jacob Neusner Pdf

Thirteen foremost scholars describe the views of death, life after death, resurrection, and the world-to-come set forth in Scripture as a whole; distinct parts of Scripture such as Psalms and the Wisdom literature; apocalyptic and the non-apocalyptic pseudepigraphic literature, Philo; Josephus; the Dead Sea Scrolls; earliest Christianity (the Gospels in particular); the Rabbinic sources; the Palestinian Targums to the Pentateuch; and the inscriptional evidence.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004678286

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The Power of Psalms in Post-Biblical Judaism by Anonim Pdf

The powerful poetry of the Hebrew Psalms articulates a unique range of experience, even in translation. They explore the deepest concerns of individuals and communities. They are central to the performance of religion for both Jews and Christians. New discoveries, such as the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, have transformed our view of their role in Judaism, as has modern re-evaluation of the complicated relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Here a group of leading scholars sheds fresh light on the uses of the Psalms in post-biblical Jewish life in a multi-cultural world.

Author : Ida Fröhlich,Nóra Dávid,Gerhard Langer
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783847012368

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You who live in the shelter of the Most High (Ps. 91:1) by Ida Fröhlich,Nóra Dávid,Gerhard Langer Pdf

Biblical Psalms are a common heritage of Jewish and Christian cultures. Serving for the common liturgy of the Jerusalem Temple and individual prayers since biblical times they inspired Hebrew poetical language. The Qumran community, as well as Jewish and Christian communities of Late Antiquity attributed to them a special authority and apotropaic function. Quoted and interpreted in various ways in the New Testament and Rabbinic tradition they had a fundamental role in regular liturgies since the Middle Ages. Referred to in medical texts, recited on pilgrimages and at funeral vigils they represented an important aspect of folk religion and the formation of religious identity. The present volume is intended to show the many ways the Psalms were used and enjoyed a lasting popularity in regular and folk religion, collectively and individually, from antiquity until today.

Author : Laura Suzanne Lieber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004365896

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Jewish Aramaic Poetry from Late Antiquity by Laura Suzanne Lieber Pdf

In Jewish Aramaic Poetry from Late Antiquity, Laura Suzanne Lieber offers annotated translations of sixty-nine poems written between the 4th and 7th century C.E., along with commentary and introductions.

Author : Jacob Neusner,Alan Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck,Bruce Chilton
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004112626

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Judaïsm in Late Antiquity by Jacob Neusner,Alan Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck,Bruce Chilton Pdf

Thirteen foremost scholars describe the views of death, life after death, resurrection, and the world-to-come set forth in Scripture as a whole; distinct parts of Scripture such as Psalms and the Wisdom literature; apocalyptic and the non-apocalyptic pseudepigraphic literature, Philo; Josephus; the Dead Sea Scrolls; earliest Christianity (the Gospels in particular); the Rabbinic sources; the Palestinian Targums to the Pentateuch; and the inscriptional evidence.

Author : Ilana Pardes,Ophir Münz-Manor
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110460803

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Psalms In/On Jerusalem by Ilana Pardes,Ophir Münz-Manor Pdf

This volume explores the ways in which Jerusalem is represented in Psalms – from its position in the context of liturgical and pilgrim songs to its role as metaphor. Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms is the site of scenes of redemption, joy, and celebration of the proximity to God and the house of the Lord. But it is also the quintessential locus of loss, marked by cries over the devastating destruction of the Temple. These two antithetical poles of Jerusalem are expressed in both personal terms as well as within a collective framework. The bulk of the articles are devoted to questions of reception, to the ways in which the geographies of the Book of Psalms have travelled across their native bounds and entered other historical settings, acquiring new forms and meanings.

Author : Nahum M. Sarna
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307761477

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On the Book of Psalms by Nahum M. Sarna Pdf

This book is the result of a lifetime of study of the Hebrew Bible by a mature scholar whose love of the Tanakh, and especially of the Psalter, shines through on every page.

Author : A.J. Berkovitz,Mark Letteney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351063401

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Rethinking ‘Authority’ in Late Antiquity by A.J. Berkovitz,Mark Letteney Pdf

The historian’s task involves unmasking the systems of power that underlie our sources. A historian must not only analyze the content and context of ancient sources, but also the structures of power, authority, and political contingency that account for their transmission, preservation, and survival. But as a tool for interpreting antiquity, "authority" has a history of its own. As authority gained pride of place in the historiographical order of knowledge, other types of contingency have faded into the background. This book’s introduction traces the genesis and growth of the category, describing the lacuna that scholars seek to fill by framing texts through its lens. The subsequent chapters comprise case studies from late ancient Christian and Jewish sources, asking what lies "beyond authority" as a primary tool of analysis. Each uncovers facets of textual and social history that have been obscured by overreliance on authority as historical explanation. While chapters focus on late ancient topics, the methodological intervention speaks to the discipline of history as a whole. Scholars of classical antiquity and the early medieval world will find immediately analogous cases and applications. Furthermore, the critique of the place of authority as used by historians will find wider resonance across the academic study of history.

Author : Jacob Neusner,Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck,Bruce D. Chilton
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0391041533

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Judaism in Late Antiquity by Jacob Neusner,Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck,Bruce D. Chilton Pdf

Jacob Neusner (vols. 1, 2, and 3) and his colleagues Alan Avery-Peck (vol. 2) and Bruce Chilton (vol. 3) have assembled a stellar team of scholars in producing what has already become an essential reference work for the study of Judaism in Late Antiquity. Originally written in nine separate volumes, Judaism in Late Antiquity now appears, unabridged, in three. The entire work seeks to offer readers both a broad perspective on the shape of Judaism while also opening the way to understanding unique issues. Editors Neusner, Avery-Peck, and Chilton must be commended for this generous gift both to the scholarly guild and to the general reader looking for a thought-provoking overview of the central academic conversations. "Judaism in Late Antiquity, I, II, III" is also available in hardback

Author : Eva Mroczek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190279844

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The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity by Eva Mroczek Pdf

Winner of the 2017 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise Winner of the 2017 The George A. and Jean S. DeLong Book History Book Prize The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls revealed a world of early Jewish writing larger than the Bible, from multiple versions of biblical texts to "revealed" books not found in our canon. Despite this diversity, the way we read Second Temple Jewish literature remains constrained by two anachronistic categories: a theological one, "Bible," and a bibliographic one,"book." The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity suggests ways of thinking about how Jews understood their own literature before these categories had emerged. In many Jewish texts, there is an awareness of a vast tradition of divine writing found in multiple locations that is only partially revealed in available scribal collections. Ancient heroes such as David are imagined not simply as scriptural authors, but as multidimensional characters who come to be known as great writers who are honored as founders of growing textual traditions. Scribes recognize the divine origin of texts such as Enoch literature and other writings revealed to ancient patriarchs, which present themselves not as derivative of the material that we now call biblical, but prior to it. Sacred writing stretches back to the dawn of time, yet new discoveries are always around the corner. Using familiar sources such as the Psalms, Ben Sira, and Jubilees, Eva Mroczek tells an unfamiliar story about sacred writing not bound in a Bible. In listening to the way ancient writers describe their own literature-rife with their own metaphors and narratives about writing-The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity also argues for greater suppleness in our own scholarly imagination, no longer bound by modern canonical and bibliographic assumptions.

Author : Harold W. Attridge,Margot Elsbeth Fassler
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781589830783

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Psalms in Community by Harold W. Attridge,Margot Elsbeth Fassler Pdf

Author : Daniel F. Polish, PhD
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580236416

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Bringing the Psalms to Life by Daniel F. Polish, PhD Pdf

Creative ways we can understand the psalms ... and use their power to enrich our lives. What is the mysterious power of psalms, the power that has made them beloved for thousands of years? This inspiring introduction shows us not only how to read the psalms with understanding, but how we can bring them into our lives, in: Facing our “enemies” Dealing with anger Overcoming feeling let down or abandoned Coping with sickness—in ourselves or those we love Expressing our thanks A creative and personal “firsthand approach” to the Book of Psalms, it offers stories and examples that help us interpret and explore the unusual power of the psalms—and use them to enrich our lives.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grove Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802136753

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Selections from the Book of Psalms by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pamela Berger
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271092720

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Hebrew Psalms and the Utrecht Psalter by Pamela Berger Pdf

In a major departure from previous scholarship, this volume argues that the illustrations in the famous and widely influential Utrecht Psalter manuscript were inspired by a late antique Hebrew version of Psalms, rather than a Latin, Christian version of the text. Produced during the early ninth century in a workshop near Reims, France, the Utrecht Psalter is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings in a lively style reminiscent of Hellenistic art. The motifs are largely literal renditions of words and phrases found in the book of Psalms. However, more than three dozen motifs cannot be explained by either the Latin text that accompanies the imagery or the commentaries of the church fathers. Through a close reading of the Hebrew Psalms, Pamela Berger demonstrates that these motifs can be explained only by the Hebrew text, the Jewish commentary, or Jewish art. Drawing comparisons between the “Hellenistic” style of the Psalter images and the style of late antique Galilean mosaics and using evidence from recent archaeological discoveries, Berger argues that the model for those Psalter illustrations dependent on the Hebrew text was produced in the Galilee. Pioneering and highly persuasive, this book resolves outstanding issues surrounding the origins of one of the most extensively studied illuminated manuscripts. It will be mandatory reading for many historians of medieval art and literature and for those interested in the Hebrew text of the book of Psalms.