Israel in the wilderness : interpretations of the biblical narratives in Jewish and Christian traditions / / edited by Kenneth E. Pomykala.

• Superior document: Themes in biblical narrative, v. 10
• TeilnehmendeR: Pomykala, Kenneth.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Themes in biblical narrative ; v. 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Notes: "All of the essays were written in conjunction with the Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity Section of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature"--Introd.

This collection of essays examines how stories from the biblical narrative of Israel in the Wilderness (Exodus 16-Deuteronomy 34) were interpreted by later Jewish and Christian writers (ca. 400 BCE-500 CE). Stories such as those about manna and water from a rock, the Golden Calf incident, Korah’s rebellion, and the death of Moses provided later Jewish and Christian writers with a treasure trove of material for reflection and interpretation. Whereas individual essays investigate how particular literary works, such as Ben Sira, Qumran documents, New Testament writings, the Apostolic Fathers, and Targums, appropriated the biblical text, taken together the essays form an exercise in uncovering the hermeneutical imagination of interpreters during formative periods of Jewish and Christian thought. This volume will be valuable to those interested in ancient Judaism and early Christianity, the history of interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, and the hermeneutical appropriation of sacred texts.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / K.E. Pomykala -- The concept of the wilderness in the Pentateuch / Won W. Lee -- The covenant with Phinehas in Ben Sira (Sirach 45:23–26; 50:22–24) / Kenneth E. Pomykala -- The wilderness motif in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Alison Schofield -- Philo’s interpretation of Korah / Louis H. Feldman -- Is it the serpent that heals? An ancient jewish Theologoumenon and the developing faith in Jesus / Marc Turnage -- Josephus’ view of the Amalekites / Louis H. Feldman -- Pseudo-Philo, Paul and Israel’s rolling stone: Early points along an exegetical trajectory / Bruce N. Fisk -- The staff of Moses and the mercy of God: Moses’ final intercession in Pseudo-Philo 19 / Judith H. Newman -- The wilderness narrative in the apostolic fathers / Clayton N. Jefford -- Eschatological Aspects of the Sinai experience in patristic interpretation / Nicholas Perrin -- The next generation: Irenaeus on the rebellion in the desert of Paran / Susan L. Graham -- Hidden bread and revealed word: Manna traditions in Targums Neophyti1 and Ps-Jonathan / Alena Nye-Knutson -- Index of ancient texts / K.E. Pomykala.