Past renewals interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity - Najman, Hindy; ebrary, Inc. (Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010)
The symbolic significance of writing in ancient Judaism -- Interpretation as primordial writing: Jubilees and its authority conferring strategies -- Torah of Moses: pseudonymous attribution in Second Temple writings -- The law of nature and the authority of Mosaic law -- A written copy of the law of nature: an unthinkable paradox? -- Angels at Sinai: exegesis, theology and interpretive authority -- Towards a study of the uses of the concept of wilderness in ancient Judaism -- Between heaven and earth: liminal visions in 4 Ezra -- Philosophical contemplation and revelatory inspiration in ancient Judean traditions -- Reconsidering Jubilees: prophecy and exemplarity -- Cain and Abel as character traits: a study in the allegorical typology of Philo of Alexandria -- The quest for perfection in ancient Judaism -- How should we contextualize pseudepigrapha? Imitation and emulation in 4 Ezra -- Text and figure in ancient Jewish paideia.
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Philo, -- of Alexandria; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish -- History -- To 1500.; Bible. -- Canon; Book of Jubilees -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Authority -- Religious aspects -- Judaism -- History -- To 1500.; Tradition (Judaism) -- History -- To 1500.; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Jewish law -- Decision making -- History -- To 1500.; Rabbis -- Office -- History -- To 1500.; Electronic books