Fragmentary Jewish historians and Biblical history / / Erich S. Gruen.

• Superior document: Kieler Felix-Jacoby-Vorlesungen ; Band 3
• VerfasserIn: Gruen, Erich S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlag,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Kieler Felix-Jacoby-Vorlesungen ; Band 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (56 pages) :; illustrations.

"In his contribution to the gragmentary Jewish historians of Hellensitic times and their treatement of the biblical tradition Erich Gruen shows not only that the fragments disclose a remarkable range and diversity of texts, but also that their authors' engagement with biblical texts was more light-hearted in tone, deliberately idiosyncratic, and, far from parochial in temperament, tended to connect with Hellenic and Near Eastern cultures in order to set Jewish traditions into a broader context. These historians did not see their mission primarily as setting the record straight. They provided arresting twists on biblical tales, alternative versions, provocative variations, and, almost always, some entertainment value. The sacrality of the Scriptures remained untouched."-- Back cover.

Table of Contents

Kieler Felix-Jacoby : Vorlesungen / Josef Wiesehöfer -- Fragmentary Jewish historians and biblical history / Erich S. Gruen -- Erich S. Gruen : Zum Autor / Josef Wiesehöfer -- Felix Jacoby : Lebensstationen und Werke / Josef Wiesehöfer.