Pseudonymous Authorship and Structures of Authority in the Letter of Aristeas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Vorwort / Preface v
3. Inhalt / Contents vii
4. Which Kind of Authority? The Authority of the Torah during the Hellenistic and the Roman Periods 1
5. Qoheleth and Scriptural Authority 17
6. Pseudonymous Authorship and Structures of Authority in the Letter of Aristeas 43
7. Reframing Scripture: A Fresh Look at Baruch’s So‐ Called “Citations” 63
8. Scriptural Authority and the Ancestor as its Teacher and Example in the Book of Tobit 85
9. Ben Sira as Negotiator of Authoritative Traditions 109
10. Ein unkonventioneller Umgang mit der biblischen Autorität 129
11. “Set Your Desire on My Words”: Authoritative Traditions in the Wisdom of Solomon 167
12. Scriptural Authority in the Book of Jubilees 185
13. Die geheime Offenbarung – Zur Autorität der Schrift im IV Esra 207
14. The Sources of Authority in Second Baruch 225
15. Writing Scripturally in the Testament of Job 251
16. Authority of a Forgiven King: David’s Psalms in the Letter to the Romans 261
17. Scriptural Authority in Q 279
18. Schriftgebrauch in der Stephanusepisode Apg 6,1–8,3 305
19. Frühchristliche Ansprüche auf die Schriften Israels 347
20. Index of References 369
21. Index of Subjects 377