03653nam 22007454a 450 991082708350332120220718223903.01-282-78655-5978661278655690-04-18048-610.1163/ej.9789004180468.i-270(CKB)2670000000046153(EBL)583756(OCoLC)669749830(SSID)ssj0000424918(PQKBManifestationID)11268042(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424918(PQKBWorkID)10476170(PQKB)10767907(MiAaPQ)EBC583756(OCoLC)496595632(nllekb)BRILL9789004180482(Au-PeEL)EBL583756(CaPaEBR)ebr10419853(CaONFJC)MIL278655(PPN)170723976(EXLCZ)99267000000004615320091231d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPast renewals[electronic resource] interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity /by Hindy NajmanLeiden ;Boston Brill20101 online resource (292 p.)Journal for the study of Judaism ;v. 53Includes index.90-04-18046-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.The symbolic significance of writing in ancient Judaism -- Interpretation as primordial writing: Jubilees and its authority conferring strategies -- Torah of Moses: pseudonymous attribution in Second Temple writings -- The law of nature and the authority of Mosaic law -- A written copy of the law of nature: an unthinkable paradox? -- Angels at Sinai: exegesis, theology and interpretive authority -- Towards a study of the uses of the concept of wilderness in ancient Judaism -- Between heaven and earth: liminal visions in 4 Ezra -- Philosophical contemplation and revelatory inspiration in ancient Judean traditions -- Reconsidering Jubilees: prophecy and exemplarity -- Cain and Abel as character traits: a study in the allegorical typology of Philo of Alexandria -- The quest for perfection in ancient Judaism -- How should we contextualize pseudepigrapha? Imitation and emulation in 4 Ezra -- Text and figure in ancient Jewish paideia.Through close readings of texts such as Ezra-Nehemiah. Philo of Alexandria, and 4Ezra, Hindy Najman develops the idea of a discourse tied to a founder, illuminating the nexus between revelation, interpretive authority, and the quest for perfection in ancient Judaism.Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism53.AuthorityReligious aspectsJudaismHistoryTo 1500Tradition (Judaism)HistoryTo 1500Rabbinical literatureHistory and criticismJudaismHistoryPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.DJewish lawDecision makingHistoryTo 1500RabbisOfficeHistoryTo 1500AuthorityReligious aspectsJudaismHistoryTradition (Judaism)HistoryRabbinical literatureHistory and criticism.JudaismHistoryJewish lawDecision makingHistoryRabbisOfficeHistory221.609296Najman Hindy1613160MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827083503321Past renewals4006329UNINA