David in the Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
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József Zsengellér
Abstract
The story and figure of David were remembered by several Hellenistic Jewish writings. The individual features in the single texts form a common picture (cultural memory) in two different periods. The first period lasts until the end of the second century BCE, the second one spans from the first century BCE to the first century CE. This paper seeks to answer the question as to what degree does the depiction of David in the LAB of Pseudo-Philo depend on the cultural memory of this period, and furthermore, in what way did this text shape the cultural memory of Pseudo-Philo’s time?
Abstract
The story and figure of David were remembered by several Hellenistic Jewish writings. The individual features in the single texts form a common picture (cultural memory) in two different periods. The first period lasts until the end of the second century BCE, the second one spans from the first century BCE to the first century CE. This paper seeks to answer the question as to what degree does the depiction of David in the LAB of Pseudo-Philo depend on the cultural memory of this period, and furthermore, in what way did this text shape the cultural memory of Pseudo-Philo’s time?
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
-
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