Israel in the wilderness : interpretations of the biblical narratives in Jewish and Christian traditions / / edited by Kenneth E. Pomykala.
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 re...
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Superior document: | Themes in biblical narrative, v. 10 |
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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. |
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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.