The exegetical encounter between Jews and Christians in late antiquity / edited by Emmanouela Grypeou, Helen Spurling.

The ‘Exegetical Encounter between Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity’ is a collection of essays examining the relationship between Jewish and Christian biblical commentators. The contributions focus on analysis of interpretations of the book of Genesis, a text which has considerable importance in...

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Superior document:Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 18
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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 18.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / E. Grypeou and H. Spurling
  • ‘In The Beginning’: Rabbinic And Patristic Exegesis Of Genesis 1:1 / Philip Alexander
  • Adam Alone In Paradise. A Jewish-Christian Exegesis And Its Implications For The History Of Asceticism / Dmitrij F. Bumazhnov
  • Will And Grace: Aspects Of Judaising In Pelagianism In Light Of Rabbinic And Patristic Exegesis Of Genesis / Burton L. Visotzky
  • The Christian And The Rabbinic Adam: Genesis Rabbah And Patristic Exegesis Of Gen 3:17–19 / Hanneke Reuling
  • Critical Gnostic Interpretations Of Genesis / Gerard P. Luttikhuizen
  • ‘Be You A Lyre For Me’: Identity Or Manipulation In Eden / Michael E. Stone
  • What Did Cain Do Wrong? Jewish And Christian Exegesis Of Genesis 4:3–6 / Robert Hayward
  • Creating Women’S Voices: Sarah And Tamar In Some Syriac Narrative Poems / Sebastian P. Brock
  • Genesis 15 In Rabbinic And Patristic Interpretation / Günter Stemberger
  • ‘And Abraham Had Faith’: But In What? Ephrem And The Rabbis On Abraham And God’S Blessings / Judith Frishman
  • Abraham’S Angels: Jewish And Christian Exegesis Of Genesis 18–19 / Emmanouela Grypeou and Helen Spurling
  • Keeping It In The Family? Jacob And His Aramean Heritage According To Jewish And Christian Sources / Alison Salvesen
  • Early Rabbinic Exegesis Of Genesis 38 / Stefan C. Reif
  • Origen’S View Of ‘Jewish Fables’ In Genesis / Marc Hirshman
  • Abbreviations / E. Grypeou and H. Spurling
  • Index Of Ancient Sources / E. Grypeou and H. Spurling
  • Index Of Subjects, Persons And Places / E. Grypeou and H. Spurling.