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Ahistorical interpretation of the Torah narratives in the Wisdom of Solomon 《所罗门的智慧》中对托拉叙事的历史解释

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211059484

K. Hogan

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Along a marvelous way: The significance of Middle Platonism for understanding Wisdom of Solomon’s soteriology 一条奇妙的道路：中柏拉图主义对理解所罗门哲学智慧的意义

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211059481

Ronald R. Cox

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Flowers of evil: Constructing the wicked in Wisdom of Solomon 邪恶之花:用所罗门的智慧建造恶人

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211042819

Jian Sun

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“Mystery” in the Wisdom of Solomon and 4QInstruction 所罗门智慧中的“奥秘”与4Q建构

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211033522

Benjamin G. Wold

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The role of memory in the Wisdom of Solomon 记忆在所罗门智慧中的作用

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211023249

Bradley C. Gregory

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The quest of the king in the Wisdom of Solomon 国王在所罗门智慧中的探索

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211032890

Mark Giszczak

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Introduction to Sept 2021 special issue of Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha: The Wisdom of Solomon 2021年9月《Pseudesigrapha研究杂志：所罗门的智慧》特刊简介

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211039472

K. Hogan, J. Zurawski

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Philosophical cosmology and religious polemic: The “worship of creation” in the writings of Philo of Alexandria and the Wisdom of Solomon 哲学宇宙论与宗教论战：亚历山大的菲罗和所罗门智慧著作中的“创造崇拜”

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211041308

E. Wasserman

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The martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths 但以理和三个年轻人的殉难

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211015964

A. Somov

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Noachic traditions in the Book of Parables: Two parallels from the Dead Sea Scrolls 寓言书中的挪亚传统:死海古卷中的两个相似之处

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Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/09518207211011763

A. Feldman

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