LEADER 05139cam 2200709 a 4500001 ocn671710113 003 OCoLC 005 20141212100846.0 008 110209s2011 enk b 001 0 eng 010 2011004250 016 7 015706268 |2Uk 020 9781107000728 (hardback) 020 1107000726 (hardback) 024 8 40019387422 029 1 NLGGC |b330694065 029 1 AU@ |b000046654851 029 1 HEBIS |b232372802 029 1 NZ1 |b14115379 035 (Sirsi) a2810128 035 (OCoLC)671710113 035 99947865137 040 DLC |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dBWX |dLNT |dCDX |dUKMGB |dMIX |dS3O |dYUS |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 f-ua--- 049 EREE 050 00 BS1186 |b.N54 2011 082 00 221.60932 |222 084 LCO003000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Niehoff, Maren. |=^A1102067 245 10 Jewish exegesis and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria / |cMaren R. Niehoff. 260 Cambridge ;New York : |bCambridge University Press, |c2011. 300 xiv, 222 pages ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 520 "Systematically reading Jewish exegesis in light of Homeric scholarship, this book argues that more than 2000 years ago Alexandrian Jews developed critical and literary methods of Bible interpretation which are still extremely relevant today. Maren Niehoff provides a detailed analysis of Alexandrian Bible interpretation, from the second century BCE through newly discovered fragments to the exegetical work done by Philo. Niehoff shows that Alexandrian Jews responded in a great variety of ways to the Homeric scholarship developed at the Museum. Some Jewish scholars used the methods of their Greek colleagues to investigate whether their Scripture contained myths shared by other nations, while others insisted that significant differences existed between Judaism and other cultures. This book is vital for any student of ancient Judaism, early Christianity and Hellenistic culture"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "From the inception of modern research Jewish Bible exegesis in Alexandria has often been regarded as a marginal phenomenon or a puzzling hybrid. It tended to be studied either from the perspective of biblical interpretation in the Land of Israel or as a forerunner of Christian exegesis. Scholars familiar with the Jewish tradition usually focused on the emergence of rabbinic literature, which subsequently became normative. If Alexandrian exegesis was at all taken into account, it was characteristically either construed as a derivative phenomenon depending on its counterpart in Jerusalem or dismissed as an alien body of literature, which reflects Greek ideas and anticipates Christianity while failing to resonate in traditional Jewish circles"-- |cProvided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-207) and indexes. 505 0 Setting the stage -- Pt. I. Early Jewish responses to Homeric scholarship. A conservative reaction to critical scholarship in the Letter of Aristeas -- Questions and answers in Aristotelian style : Demetrius' anonymous colleagues -- Aristobulus' questions and answers as a tool for philosophical instruction -- Pt. II. Critical Homeric scholarship in the fragments of Philo's anonymous colleagues. Comparative mythology -- Historical perspectives on scripture -- Traces of text criticism among Alexandrian Jews -- Pt. III. The inversion of Homeric scholarship by Philo. Literal methods of Homeric scholarship in Philo's Allegorical commentary -- Philo's Questions and answers as a manual of instruction -- Philo's Exposition of the law at a significant distance from Alexandrian scholarship. 630 00 Bible. |pOld Testament |xCriticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. |=^A22033 650 0 Judaism |xHistory |yPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. |=^A29065 650 0 Jewish learning and scholarship |zEgypt |zAlexandria |xHistory |yTo 1500. |=^A370186 650 0 Jews |xCivilization |xGreek influences. |=^A95102 650 0 Hellenism. |=^A18397 651 0 Alexandria (Egypt) |xReligion. |=^A82604 650 7 LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient, Classical & Medieval. |2bisacsh 650 7 Exegetik |xjudendom. |2sao 650 7 Judar |xgrekiska influenser |xhistoria |yantiken. |2sao 650 7 Judendom |xhistoria |zEgypten |zAlexandria |yantiken. |2sao 856 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/00728/cover/9781107000728.jpg 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0009373137 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n3634670 938 Blackwell Book Service |bBBUS |n3634670 938 Coutts Information Services |bCOUT |n14260543 938 Midwest Library Services |bMWST |n02477772011 949 \\ |ojpmd 949 BS1186 .N54 2011 |hJoyner48 |i30372013880940 |ojjlm 910 PromptCat 994 92 |bERE 596 1 998 2810128