No Small Difference When Introducing Samuel in Sirach 46:13
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Jeremy Corley
Abstract
While the Cairo Genizah text preserves three Hebrew bicola for Ben Sira 46:13, the Greek version omits any reference to Samuel as a nazirite and priest. Some roles given to Samuel in Hebrew Ben Sira are known from the MT of First Samuel, especially as prophet and judge, establisher of the monarchy and anointer of rulers. His depiction as a nazirite matches 4QSam for 1 Sam 1:22 as well as the Mishnaic tractate Nazir. While Samuel began as an apprentice of the Levitical priest Eli and later offered sacrifice at a time of national crisis, the MT of First Samuel never specifically calls him a priest, but Ben Sira’s portrayal of him as an officiating priest draws out the implication of Ps 99:6.
Abstract
While the Cairo Genizah text preserves three Hebrew bicola for Ben Sira 46:13, the Greek version omits any reference to Samuel as a nazirite and priest. Some roles given to Samuel in Hebrew Ben Sira are known from the MT of First Samuel, especially as prophet and judge, establisher of the monarchy and anointer of rulers. His depiction as a nazirite matches 4QSam for 1 Sam 1:22 as well as the Mishnaic tractate Nazir. While Samuel began as an apprentice of the Levitical priest Eli and later offered sacrifice at a time of national crisis, the MT of First Samuel never specifically calls him a priest, but Ben Sira’s portrayal of him as an officiating priest draws out the implication of Ps 99:6.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Bibliography of Benjamin G. Wright III (1984–2017) XI
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Part 1: Figures
- Moses in the Septuagint 3
- Adding Profile to Moses and Joshua 21
- No Small Difference When Introducing Samuel in Sirach 46:13 30
- David in the Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum 56
- The Reception of the Figure of David in Late Antique Synagogue Art 71
- A New Suggestion Concerning the Enigmatic Elioud of the Book of the Watchers 91
- Simon and the Actualization of Wisdom in the Jerusalem Temple 105
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Part 2: Scriptures
- The Book of Ruth as Social Commentary in Early Judaism 127
- Glimpses into Ben Sira’s Society 140
- Exemplars of Humility and the Discourse of Authority in Second Temple Judaism 151
- Gibberish? 164
- Die Idee von „Geschichte“ im 2. Makkabäerbuch 178
- Where’s Rome? 197
- King and God 211
- List of contributors 231
- Index 233
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Bibliography of Benjamin G. Wright III (1984–2017) XI
-
Part 1: Figures
- Moses in the Septuagint 3
- Adding Profile to Moses and Joshua 21
- No Small Difference When Introducing Samuel in Sirach 46:13 30
- David in the Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum 56
- The Reception of the Figure of David in Late Antique Synagogue Art 71
- A New Suggestion Concerning the Enigmatic Elioud of the Book of the Watchers 91
- Simon and the Actualization of Wisdom in the Jerusalem Temple 105
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Part 2: Scriptures
- The Book of Ruth as Social Commentary in Early Judaism 127
- Glimpses into Ben Sira’s Society 140
- Exemplars of Humility and the Discourse of Authority in Second Temple Judaism 151
- Gibberish? 164
- Die Idee von „Geschichte“ im 2. Makkabäerbuch 178
- Where’s Rome? 197
- King and God 211
- List of contributors 231
- Index 233
