Rewriting Biblical History

Author : Jeremy Corley,Harm van Grol
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110240948

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Rewriting Biblical History by Jeremy Corley,Harm van Grol Pdf

Old Testament texts frequently offer a theological view of history. This is very evident in the Books of Chronicles and in the final section of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus). Today there is renewed interest in both these works as significant theological and cultural Jewish documents from the centuries before Jesus. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira aim to recreate a national identity centered on temple piety. Some chapters in this volume consider the portrayal of Israelite kings like David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, while others deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah.

Author : Pancratius Cornelis Beentjes
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9783110240931

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Rewriting Biblical History by Pancratius Cornelis Beentjes Pdf

Old Testament texts frequently offer a theological view of history. This is very evident in the Books of Chronicles and in the final section of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus). Today there is renewed interest in both these works as significant theological and cultural Jewish documents from the centuries before Jesus. Both Chronicles and Ben Sira aim to recreate a national identity centered on temple piety. Some chapters in this volume consider the portrayal of Israelite kings like David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, while others deal with prophets like Samuel and Elijah. Jeremy Corley, University of Durham, UK; Harm van Grol, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Author : Gary Newsom
Publisher : BookCountry
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781463003661

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Please Don't Stone Me! by Gary Newsom Pdf

What happens when I decide to rewrite Biblical history? Hilarity, that's what. Buy it now. And laugh.

Author : Isaac Kalimi
Publisher : Harrassowitz
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-05
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3447113634

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Writing and Rewriting History in Ancient Israel and Near Eastern Cultures by Isaac Kalimi Pdf

Most of the papers collected in this volume were delivered at the conference held in June 2018, Mainz. They discuss recent developments in the analysis of history and historiography in ancient Israel and its surrounding cultures. The scholars compare the compositional and editorial approaches evident in biblical and post-biblical writings with those shown in other ancient literature, while concentrating on a specific theme. 0Professor Dr. Isaac Kalimi is the worldwide leading biblical scholar, historian and Judaist. He has published numerous books and articles in English, German, Hebrew and Polish.

Author : Amram Tropper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317247074

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Rewriting Ancient Jewish History by Amram Tropper Pdf

Half a century ago, the primary contours of the history of the Jews in Roman times were not subject to much debate. This standard account collapsed, however, when a handful of insights undermined the traditional historical method, the method long enlisted by historians for eliciting facts from sources. In response to these insights, a new historical method gradually emerged. Rewriting Ancient Jewish History critiques the traditional historical method and makes a case for the new one, illustrating how to write anew ancient Jewish history. At the heart of the traditional historical method lie three fundamental presumptions. The traditional historical method regularly presumes that multiple versions of a text or tradition are equally authentic; it presumes that many ancient Jewish sources are the products of largely immanent forces of cloistered Jewish communities; and, barring any local grounds for suspicion, it presumes that most ancient Jewish texts faithfully reflect their sources and reliably recount events. Rewriting Ancient Jewish History unfurls the failings of this approach; it promotes the new historical method which circumvents the flawed traditional presumptions while plotting anew the limits of rational argumentation in historical inquiry. This crucial reappraisal is a must-read for students of Jewish and Roman history alike, and a fascinating case-study in how historians should approach their ancient sources.

Author : József Zsengellér
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004271180

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Rewritten Bible after Fifty Years: Texts, Terms, or Techniques? by József Zsengellér Pdf

Rewritten Bible After Fifty Years offers several papers on the meanings and usages of the notion Rewritten Bible introduced by Geza Vermes in 1961.

Author : Isaac Kalimi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781108471268

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Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel by Isaac Kalimi Pdf

Analyses Solomon's birth, rise, and temple-building within scriptural, archaeological and historical contexts.

Author : Thomas Jefferson,Wyatt North
Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson,Wyatt North Pdf

The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was a book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the latter years of his life by cutting and pasting numerous sections from various Bibles as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's composition excluded sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four Evangelists. In 1895, the Smithsonian Institution under the leadership of librarian Cyrus Adler purchased the original Jefferson Bible from Jefferson's great-granddaughter Carolina Randolph for $400. A conservation effort commencing in 2009, in partnership with the museum's Political History department, allowed for a public unveiling in an exhibit open from November 11, 2011, through May 28, 2012, at the National Museum of American History.

Author : Betsy Halpern Amaru
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015032625744

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Rewriting the Bible by Betsy Halpern Amaru Pdf

Land is so central to the Hebrew scriptures that it might be described as themajor theme of this literature. This intriguing study "rewrites" the Bible onthe issue of the Land, and provides a revelation of how a religious traditionwas actualized to make it meaningful within new situations.

Author : J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004498068

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Primaeval History Interpreted by J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten Pdf

This volume deals with the primaeval history in the Book of Jubilees, an interpretative rewriting of the biblical narratives of Genesis through Exodus 19, written in the second century BCE. It contains a close comparison of Genesis 1-11 and Jubilees 2-10, in order to get a clear picture of the specific way the biblical story was rewritten. Each chapter offers an overall comparison of the parallel pericopes in Genesis and Jubilees, with special attention to the structure of the passages. It then gives a synoptic overview of the text of the parallel passages, along with a classification (e.g., addition, omission, variation, rearrangement), and analysis of the dissimilarities. The work is important for those interested in the history of biblical interpretation, in post-biblical Jewish literature and in intertexuality.

Author : Ariel Feldman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110339291

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Rewriting Samuel and Kings by Ariel Feldman Pdf

Long neglected by scholars, the Dead Sea scrolls rewriting Samuel-Kings shed precious light on the ancient Jewish interpretation of these books. This volume brings all these texts together for the first time under one cover. Improved editions of the fragments, up-to-date commentary, and detailed discussions of the exegetical traditions embedded in these scrolls will be of interest to both scholars and students of Second Temple Jewish literature.

Author : Devorah Dimant,Reinhard G. Kratz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110290554

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Rewriting and Interpreting the Hebrew Bible by Devorah Dimant,Reinhard G. Kratz Pdf

The present volume is one of the first to concentrate on a specific theme of biblical interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls, namely the book of Genesis. In particular the volume is concerned with the links displayed by the Qumranic biblical interpetation to the inner-biblical interpretation and the final shaping of the Hebrew scriptures. Moshe Bar-Asher studies cases of such inner biblical interpretative comments; Michael Segal deals with the Garden of Eden story in the scrolls and other contemporary Jewish sources; Reinhard Kratz analizes the story of the Flood as preamble for the lives of the Patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible; Devorah Dimant examines this theme in the Qumran scrolls; Roman Viehlhauer explores the story of Sodom and Gomorrah; George Brooke and Atar Livneh discuss aspects of Jacob’s career; Harald Samuel review the career of Levi; Liora Goldman examines the Aramaic work the Visions of Amram; Lawrence Schiffman and Aharon Shemesh discuss halakhic aspects of stories about the Patriarchs; Moshe Bernstein provides an overview of the references to the Patriarchs in the Qumran scrolls.

Author : L. Michael White
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061985379

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Scripting Jesus by L. Michael White Pdf

In Scripting Jesus, Michael White, famed scholar of early Christian history, reveals how the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but rather were scripted and honed as performance pieces for four different audiences with four different theological agendas. As he did as a featured presenter in two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries (“From Jesus to Christ” and “Apocalypse!”), White engagingly explains the significance of some lesser-known aspects of The New Testament; in this case, the development of the stories of Jesus—including how the gospel writers differed from one another on facts, points of view, and goals. Readers of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Bart Ehrman will find much to ponder in Scripting Jesus.

Author : Meir Shalev
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Bible
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000051966

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Rewriting History in the Bible by Meir Shalev Pdf

Author : Samantha Zacher
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441150936

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Rewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse by Samantha Zacher Pdf

The Bible played a crucial role in shaping Anglo-Saxon national and cultural identity. However, access to Biblical texts was necessarily limited to very few individuals in Medieval England. In this book, Samantha Zacher explores how the very earliest English Biblical poetry creatively adapted, commented on and spread Biblical narratives and traditions to the wider population. Systematically surveying the manuscripts of surviving poems, the book shows how these vernacular poets commemorated the Hebrews as God's 'chosen people' and claimed the inheritance of that status for Anglo-Saxon England. Drawing on contemporary translation theory, the book undertakes close readings of the poems Exodus, Daniel and Judith in order to examine their methods of adaptation for their particular theologico-political circumstances and the way they portray and problematize Judaeo-Christian religious identities.