Figures who Shape Scriptures, Scriptures that Shape Figures: Essays in Honour of Benjamin G. Wright III

by Géza G. Xeravits (Editor), Greg Schmidt Goering (Editor)

Overview

The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright’s research, who—especially with his work on Ben Sira, on the Letter of Aristeas, and on various problems of authority in Early Jewish texts—creatively contributed to the study of the formation of Scriptures, and to the understanding of the figures behind these texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110586466
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	02/19/2018
Series:	Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies , #40
Pages:	267
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Géza G. Xeravits, Selye J. Universiät, Komárno,Slovakei und Greg Schmidt Goering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.

Géza G. Xeravits, Selye J. University, Komárno,Slovakia and Greg Schmidt Goering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.

Editorial Reviews

"Pris ensemble, ces articles – chacun étant précédé d’un résumé de présentation – illustrent à merveille comment chaque époque s’approprie des « grandes figures » et les recycle pour véhiculer ses valeurs, pour témoigner de ses préoccupations et, éventuellement, pour promouvoir certaines idéologies."
D. Luciani in: Nouvelle revue théologique 141/2 (2019), 309-310

"En resumen, esta colección de estudios en honor de Benjamin G. Wright III, [...], sin duda alguna, una valiosa aportación al estudio de la literatura del segundo templo. Entre otras cosas, contiene algunas propuestas nuevas y sugestivas que de seguro harán las delicias de los especialistas."
Nuria Calduch-Benages in: Gregorianum 100 (2019), 688-689

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