Figures who shape scriptures, scriptures that shape figures: essays in honour of Benjamin G. Wright III

The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright's rese...

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Contributors: Xeravits, Géza G. 1971-2019 (Editor) ; Goering, Greg Schmidt (Editor) ; Wright, Benjamin G. 1953- (Honoree)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin ;Boston De Gruyter [2018]
In: Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies (Volume 40)
Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Figures who shape scriptures, scriptures that shape figures : essays in honour of Benjamin G. Wright III] (2020) (Stewart Lester, Olivia, 1984 -)
[Rezension von: Figures who shape scriptures, scriptures that shape figures : essays in honour of Benjamin G. Wright III] (2019) (Schmidt, A. Jordan)
Series/Journal:Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies Volume 40
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Literature / Authority / Historical figure
B Old Testament / Biblical person / Early Judaism / Literature
B Wright, Benjamin G. 1953-
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Wright, Benjamin G. 1953-
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Festschrift
B RELIGION ; Judaism ; General
B Electronic books
B Judaism ; Post-exilic period (Judaism)
B History
B Judaism Sacred books History
B Judaism ; Sacred books
B Bibliography
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Summary:The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright's research, who--especially with his work on Ben Sira, on the Letter of Aristeas, and on various problems of authority in Early Jewish texts--creatively contributed to the study of the formation of Scriptures, and to the understanding of the figures behind these texts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110596373