Deuterocanonical Additions of the Old Testament Books (2010 Xeravits, Zsengellér), edited volume

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Deuterocanonical Additions of the Old Testament Books: Selected Studies (2010) is a volume edited by Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér.

Abstract

Selected papers delivered at the Fifth International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, held at the Reformed Theological Academy of Pápa, Hungary, 15-17 May, 2008.

"This conference dealt with the deuterocanonical additions of the Old Testament books. As such, this was one of the most extended discussions of these writings that has ever taken place at a scholarly meeting. The volume contains articles on the traditions and theology of the additions, and demonstrates their relationship with the contemporary literature of early Judaism. Several writings of the Hebrew Bible – such as Esther, Daniel and Jeremiah – have different textual forms in the Greek Bible, and these forms display amplified material compared to the Hebrew versions. These additions testify to the creative reflection of early Jewish circles on the basic traditions of these Books and the textual fluidity of the writings in question. The essays of this volume explore these additions, their relationship to the Hebrew parent texts, and their impact on the effective history of the interpretation of later centuries."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter, 2010 (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, 5).

Contents

• Addition or Edition? Deconstructing the Concept of Additions / József Zsengellér

• Mordecai’s Refusal of Proskynesis Before Haman According to the Septuagint. Traditio-historical and Literal Aspects / Beate Ego

• Genderising Piety: The Prayers of Mordecai and Esther in Comparison / Stefan Schorch

• Atonement in the Prayer of Azariah (Dan 3:40) / Thomas Hieke

• Ancient Criticism of Religion in Dan 14 (Bel and the Dragon) Bar 6 (Epistle of Jeremiah), and Wisdom 14 / Michael Wojciechowski

• Verstehst du die Tugenden der Klugheit? Anfragen zu Gott und zum Wert der von Ihm geschenkten Einsicht / Friedrich V. Reiterer

• The Epistle of Jeremiah: Translation or Composition? / Benjamin G. Wright

• Susanna’s Career in Reformation Drama. A Reception Historical Perspective with an Outlook on Fine Art / Karin Schöpflin

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