Pentateuchal traditions in the late Second Temple period : proceedings of the international workshop in Tokyo, August 28-31, 2007 / / edited by Akio Moriya, Gohei Hata.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 158
• TeilnehmendeR: Hata, Gōhei, 1942-; Moriya, Akio.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 158.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The main theme of the collected essays is expressed clearly in the following statement by Eugene Ulrich in the beginning of his article: What was the state of the Pentateuch during the Second Temple period? Was it basically complete and static at the time of Ezra, or was it still developing in substantial ways? To pursue this main theme, the International Workshop on the Study of the Pentateuch with special emphasis on textual transmission history in the Hellenistic and Roman period was held on August 28-31, 2007 in Tokyo. Fifteen papers were read and discussed enthusiastically in the workshop, and they were later revised based on the discussion for this volume. Those who are interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls will find the recent scholarly trend in this volume.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The Doctrine of Creation ex nihilo and the Translation of tōhû wābōhû / Toshio David Tsumura -- One Decalogue in Different Texts / Yuichi Osumi -- The Evolutionary Growth of the Pentateuch in the Second Temple Period / Eugene Ulrich -- The Scribal and Textual Transmission of the Torah Analyzed in Light of Its Sanctity / Emanuel Tov -- In the Beginning was a Greek Translation of Genesis and Exodus / Gohei Hata -- Which Version of the Greek Bible did Philo Read? / Gregory E. Sterling -- The Importance of the Latter Half of Josephus’s Judaean Antiquities for His Roman Audience / Steve Mason -- The Interpretation of Genesis in the Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins -- Exegesis of Pentateuchal Legislation in Jubilees and Related Texts Found at Qumran / James C. VanderKam -- The Pentateuch Reflected in the Aramaic Documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls / Akio Moriya -- The Septuagint and the Transition of the Gospel Traditions / Migaku Sato -- The Reception of the Torah in Mark: The Question about the Greatest Commandment / Adela Yarbro Collins -- Creation and Sacred Space: The Reuse of Key Pentateuchal Themes by Philo, the Fourth Evangelist, and the Epistle to the Hebrews / Harold W. Attridge -- A Geographical Horizon in the Textual Transmission of Pentateuch—Searching for Further Points of Contact between East and West / Yutaka Ikeda -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources.