Second Temple Jewish “Paideia” in Context

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Second Temple Jewish “Paideia” in Context

Edited by: Jason M. Zurawski and Gabriele Boccaccini

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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Volume 228 | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

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Despite the impressive strides made in the past century in the understanding of Second Temple Jewish history and the strong scholarly interest in paideia within ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and late antique Christian cultures, the nature of Jewish paideia during the period has, until recently, received surprisingly little attention. The essays collected here were first offered for discussion at the Fifth Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting, held in Naples, Italy, from June 30 – July 4, 2015, the purpose of which was to gain greater insight into the diversity of views of Jewish education during the period, both in Judea and Diaspora communities, by viewing them in light of their contemporary Greco-Roman backgrounds and Ancient Near Eastern influences. Together, they represent the broad array of approaches and specialties required to comprehend this complex and multi-faceted subject, and they demonstrate the fundamental importance of the topic for a fuller understanding of the period. The volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the history and culture of the Jewish people during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, ancient education, and Greek and Roman history.

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Jason M. Zurawski, University of Groningen, Netherlands and Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.

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"The book gives a good overview of the topic of paideia/education in Second Temple Judaism and situates it in the wider context of Greek paideia."
Beatrice Wyss in: The Studia Philonica Anbnual 30 (2018), 208-210

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
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Introduction: Perspectives on Second Temple Jewish Paideia from the Fifth Nangeroni Meeting Jason M. Zurawski and Gabriele Boccaccini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Jewish Education in Palestine
Scribal Education in Ancient Israel and Judah into the Persian Period William M. Schniedewind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
Jewish Education in Ben Sira Frank Ueberschaer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
Reassessing the Exclusivism of Ben Sira’s Jewish Paideia Samuel L. Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
The Formation of a Sage according to Ben Sira Elisa Uusimäki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
Students of God in the House of Torah: Education in the Dead Sea Scrolls Matthew Goff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
Jewish Education in the Diaspora
Greek Paideia and the Jewish Community of Alexandria in the Letter of Aristeas Benjamin G. Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
The Testament of Orpheus, Aristobulus, and the Derveni Papyrus: Between “Didactic” Hymnography and Alexandrian Exegesis Luca Arcari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
Discipline, Transmission, and Writing: Notes on Education in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Patrick Pouchelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
The School of Moses in Alexandria: An Attempt to Reconstruct the School of Philo Gregory E. Sterling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
Philo’s Questions and the Adaptation of Greek Philosophical Curriculum Sean A. Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
Dissolving the Philosophy-Religion Dichotomy in the Context of Jewish Paideia: Wisdom of Solomon, 4 Maccabees, and Philo Anders Klostergaard Petersen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
The Author of 4 Maccabees and Greek Paideia: Facets of the Formation of a Hellenistic Jewish Rhetor David A. de Silva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
Embodying the Ways in Christ: Paul’s Teaching of the Nations Kathy Ehrensperger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
Christians, Pagans, and the Politics of Paideia in Late Antiquity Jason von Ehrenkrook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
Jewish Education and Identity: Towards an Understanding of Second Temple Paideia Jason M. Zurawski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	267
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Index of Ancient Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285

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eBook published on:

July 10, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9783110546972

Hardcover published on:

July 10, 2017

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110546064

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Front matter:

6

Main content:

308

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110546972

eBook ISBN: 9783110546972

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110546064

Keywords for this book

Second Temple Judaism; Ancient Education; Greek Paideia; Jewish Identity

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All those interested in Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Biblical Studies, Classical Studies, Second Temple Judaism

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