03189nam 2200589 a 450 991081326900332120200520144314.01-280-75353-697866107535360-19-152931-11-4294-7036-4(CKB)1000000000473538(EBL)422602(OCoLC)437108944(SSID)ssj0000181951(PQKBManifestationID)11183259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181951(PQKBWorkID)10166290(PQKB)11056980(MiAaPQ)EBC422602(Au-PeEL)EBL422602(CaPaEBR)ebr10211860(CaONFJC)MIL75353(EXLCZ)99100000000047353820050929d2005 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings from victorious athlete to heavenly champion /C.T.R. HaywardOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (419 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-924237-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-369) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name; 2. Jacob's Change of Name as Represented by the Septuagint Translators; 3. Days Without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Jesus ben Sira; 4. Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees; 5. The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria; 6. The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph; 7. Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus; 8. Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts; 9. New Testament Engagements; 10. Some Patristic Approaches to the Name IsraelConclusionBibliography; IndexAncient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a criticalGreek literature, HellenisticJewish authorsHistory and criticismRabbinical literatureHistory and criticismGreek literature, HellenisticJewish authorsHistory and criticism.Rabbinical literatureHistory and criticism.222/.11092Hayward Robert1948-622322MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813269003321Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings3973394UNINA