{"title":"Our Forefathers Never Triumphed by Arms…","authors":"O. Kaiser","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.239","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114498829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artapanus: Judaica","authors":"Eve-Marie Becker","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.297","url":null,"abstract":"“The mysterious and intriguing Artapanus haunts the byways of research on Hellenistic Judaism. Efforts to classify him end in frustration”1. This was the apt description that Erich S. Gruen recently gave of the problem and fascination of dealing with the early Jewish author Artapanus. Gruen expounds the reasons for the difficulties in research on Artapanus as follows: “Artapanus resists labels, eludes characterization and defies categories. He carries a Persian name, writes in Greek and has a Jewish perspective. His work jumbles genres and transforms traditions, blending history with fable, propaganda with fantasy, biblical narrative with pagan romance”2. Against this background, research on Artapanus seems, once more, to offer a present-day challenge.","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129769817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ben Siras Praise of the Ancestors of Old (Sir 44–49): The History of Israel as Parenetic Apologetics","authors":"Alexander A. Di Lella","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.151","url":null,"abstract":"That Ben Sira was completely immersed in the traditions of Israel’s history and sacred literature is a commonplace in biblical studies. Even a casual reading of the book would convince one of that. Since he was a well-educated and cultured Jew who had travelled extensively in the Hellenistic world (Sir 34:12-13)1, we can reasonably assume that he was at least familiar with some Greek literary works and with the various genres of Greek historical writing2, But this does not mean that Ben Sira modeled in any way his Praise of the Ancestors on Greek literature. From the earlier parts of the OT he had all the historical models he would have needed. Thomas R. Lee, however, believes that Ben Sira did indeed base the Praise on Greek literature, and he argues that of all the Hellenistic literary genres Ben Sira was principally indebted to the encomium3. While acknowledging the importance of Lee’s study, Burton L. Mack believes that this study needs revision. Mack’s thesis, accordingly, is that Ben Sira “was conversant with Hellenistic historiography, biography, and the encomium, but that each provided models only for certain aspects of the poem [44-50]”4. The arguments in support of the thesis that Ben Sira modeled the Praise on Greek literature are slim and, in my judgment, unconvincing. The reason is that, since Ben Sira explicitly and frequently warns his students/readers against the blandishments of Greek ideas and ideals5, he would be unlikely to employ Greek genres for his great poem in Praise of Israel’s Ancestors. R.N. Whybray appropriately remarks: “If Ben Sira thought it important to include a ‘historiographical’ section to his wis-","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125312940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Historical Part of the Pentateuch According to Philo of Alexandria: Biography, Genealogy, and the Philosophical Meaning of the Patriarchal Lives","authors":"Cristina Termini","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.265","url":null,"abstract":"In the group of treatises commonly called Exposition of the Law1, Philo of Alexandria presents the contents of the Pentateuch, combining a narrative retelling with allegorical comments. The author has chosen to focus on facts and persons, and he has sometimes modified the order and the plan, aiming to reveal the philosophical and religious tenor of the Mosaic text2. The work is an impressive attempt to explain the first five books of","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123294597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Testament of Mattathias to His Sons in 1 Macc 2:49-70","authors":"R. Egger-Wenzel","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124575586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Historiography in the Damascus Document","authors":"Hermann Lichtenberger","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.231","url":null,"abstract":"In volume 6 of “The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader”, under the title “Historical Texts and Tales”, you will find as “Historical Texts” only four fragmentary texts (4Q322a, 4Q332, 4Q3331, and 4Q468e), of which the text and translation cover only four pages2. The impression might be given that the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls was not interested in history at all, but this is erroneous. It is not true of the Qumran-Essene community in particular, just as it is wrong in the case of the history of the community in relation to Israel’s history in a general sense. A remark may be added about a point that is not developed in this context; namely, that the eschatology of some of the texts offers apocalyptic scenarios depicting history right to the end.","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127781110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Review of History in Eleazars Prayer in 3 Macc 6:1-15","authors":"J. Corley","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128834590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Gracious God, Sinners and Foreigners: How Nehemiah 9 Interprets the History of Israel","authors":"J. Vermeylen","doi":"10.1515/9783110186604.77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186604.77","url":null,"abstract":"After recounting the rebuilding of the ramparts (1:1–7:3) and the repopulation of Jerusalem (7:4-72), the Book of Nehemiah describes how the governor pursued his task of restoration by means of a religious reform (chaps. 8–10). This includes, in particular, the re-establishment of the Festival of Sukkoth and the ceremony during which the community addresses to YHWH a long prayer and promises to keep the Law of Moses. The passage that concerns us here is the prayer recalling various episodes from Israel’s ancient history. How does the prayer view Israel’s history? To answer the question, I shall begin by observing the structure of the prayer, which will then allow me to demonstrate some characteristics of its interpretation of history, and I shall conclude by seeking to determine the actual situation that underlies the text.","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132827856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Serpent and the Manna or the Saving Word.","authors":"A. Passaro","doi":"10.1515/9783110186598.179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186598.179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123142126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Historical and Anthropological Reading of the Book of Wisdom","authors":"G. Bellia","doi":"10.1515/9783110186598.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110186598.83","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":393675,"journal":{"name":"Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. Yearbook","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121617282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}