Between Philology and Theology: Contributions to the Study of Ancient Jewish Interpretation (2012 García Martínez), book

Between Philology and Theology: Contributions to the Study of Ancient Jewish Interpretation (2012) is a book by Florentino García Martínez.

Abstract

"The essays by Florentino García Martínez collected in this volume reflect some of his most recent work on theological concepts as they are formed in the interpretations and in the imagination of ancient Jewish writers, and thus illuminate the nexus between philology and theology. The essays, five of which are published for the first time in English, engage a broad range of ancient Jewish texts ranging from Philo and the Dead Sea Scrolls, to Jubilees, 4 Ezra and the Targumim. Focus of the essays is the way in which ancient Jewish writers (and, in the case of 4 Ezra, Christian Renaissance authors) are interpreting and transforming earlier biblical traditions and how these new interpretations shape theological concepts."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2012 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 162).

Contents

A. Theological Reflections: 1. Abraham and the Gods: the Paths to Monotheism in Jewish Religion; 2. The Foreskins of Angels; 3. Geography as Theology: From the Book of Jubilees to the Phaleg by Arias Montano.

B. Divine Encounters: 4. The Heavenly Tablets in the Book of Jubilees; 5. Balaam in the Dead Sea Scrolls; 6. Divine Sonship at Qumran and in Philo.

C. Targumic Interpretations: 7. Eve’s Children in the Targumim; 8. Sodom and Gomorrah in the Targumim; 9. Hagar in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan.

D. Renaissance Receptions of 4 Ezra: 10. The Authority of 4 Ezra and the Discovery of America; 11. The Authority of 4 Ezra and the Jewish Origin of (Native) American Indians.

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