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
• Author: Pomykala
• TeilnehmendeR: Pomykala, Kenneth.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• 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 re...

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.