Rewritten Bible After Fifty Years: Texts, Terms, or Techniques?: A Last Dialogue with Geza Vermes PDF
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Rewritten Bible after Fifty Years: Texts, Terms, or Techniques? Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Editor Benjamin G. Wright, III Department of Religion Studies, Lehigh University Associate Editors Hindy Najman Department of Religious Studies, Yale University Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven Advisory Board a.m. berlin – k. berthelot – r. bloch – g. bohak – j.j. collins – j. duhaime – k. hogan – p.w. van der horst – o. irshai – a.k. petersen – s. mason – j.h. newman – m.r. niehoff – m. popović – i. rosen-zvi – j.t.a.g.m. van ruiten – m. segal – j. sievers – g. stemberger – l.t. stuckenbruck – j.c. de vos VOLUME 166 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/jsjs Rewritten Bible after Fifty Years: Texts, Terms, or Techniques? A Last Dialogue with Geza Vermes Edited by József Zsengellér LEIDEN | BOSTON Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rewritten Bible after fifty years : texts, terms, or techniques? : a last dialogue with Geza Vermes / edited by József Zsengellér. pages cm. — (Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, ISSN 1384-2161 ; volume 166) Includes indexes. This conference was organized in the native country of the Etzesgeber (the man of the idea) in Budapest on 10-13 July 2011”. Summary: “Rewritten Bible After Fifty Years presents the papers of a conference on the meanings and usages of the term Rewritten Bible introduced by Geza Vermes in 1961. Leading scholars of the topic discuss their new insights and ideas comparing with Vermes’ initiative, whose participation on this conference was unfortunately the last chance for a life dialogue with him on this topic. Apart from the terminological discussions and comparisions several case studies widen the scope of the notion of Rewritten Bible/ Scripture and rewriting as a genre and technique”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-90-04-26815-9 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-27118-0 (e-book) 1. Bible. Old Testament—Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish—Congresses. I. Vermes, Geza, 1924–2013. II. Zsengellér, József, editor of compilation. BS1225.52.R49 2014 221.6—dc23 2014006967 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual ‘Brill’ typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see brill.com/brill-typeface. ISSN 1384-2161 ISBN 978 90 04 26815 9 (hardback) ISBN 978 90 04 27118 0 (e-book) Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Nijhoff, Global Oriental and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, usa. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Contents List of Abbreviations vii Preface xi PART 1 Defining of Rewritten Bible 1 The Genesis of the Concept of “Rewritten Bible” 3 Geza Vermes PART 2 Redefining of Rewritten Bible 11 Textual Fidelity, Elaboration, Supersession or Encroachment? Typological Reflections on the Phenomenon of Rewritten Scripture 13 Anders Klostergaard Petersen Rewritten Bible: A Terminological Reassessment 49 Jonathan G. Campbell Crossing the Borders from “Pre-Scripture” to Scripture (Rewritten) to “Rewritten Scripture” 83 Eugene Ulrich Rewritten Scriptures as a Clue to Scribal Traditions in the Second Temple Period 105 Sidnie White Crawford Memory, Cultural Memory and Rewriting Scripture 119 George J. Brooke Rewritten Bible and the Vocalization of the Biblical Text 137 Stefan Schorch PART 3 Case Studies 153 Inner Biblical Rewritings 155 Reuse of Prophecy in the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Rewriting and Canonization 157 István Karasszon vi contents On the Battlefield and Beyond: The Reinterpretation of the Moabite-Israelite Encounters in 2 Chronicles 20 167 Előd Hodossy-Takács Early Jewish Rewritings 181 Textual Criticism of Hebrew Scripture and Scripture-Like Texts 183 Emanuel Tov Apocryphon of Jeremiah C from Qumran: Rewritten Prophetic Text or Something Else? 203 Balázs Tamási Between Rewritten Bible and Allegorical Commentary: Philo’s Interpretation of the Burning Bush 221 Steven D. Fraade Philo’s Life of Moses as “Rewritten Bible” 233 Finn Damgaard Josephus’ “Rewritten Bible” as a Non-Apologetic Work 249 Marton Ribary Josephus’ Rewriting of Genesis 24 in Ant. 1.242-255 267 Christopher T. Begg Later Rewritings 293 Can We Apply the Term “Rewritten Bible” to Midrash? The Case of Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer 295 Rachel Adelman Adam or Adams? Genesis and the Mythical Anthropology in the Writing without Title on the Origin of the World from Nag Hammadi (NHC II,5) 319 Csaba Ötvös Samaritan Rewritings: The Toledot in Samaritan Literature 345 József Zsengellér Index of Ancient Sources 359 Index of Modern Authors 378 List of Abbreviations AB Anchor Bible ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library AGSU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Spätjudentums und Urchristentums AJEC Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity ANESSup Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement ArOr Archiv orientální ATD Das Alte Testament Deutsch BA Biblical Archaeologist BBB Bonner biblische Beiträge bce Before the Common (or Christian) Era BCNHE Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi section études BCNHT Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi section textes BEATAJ Beiträge zur Erforschung des Alten Testaments und des antiken Judentums BETL Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium BHQ Biblia Hebraica Quinta BHT Beiträge zur historischen Theologie BibOr Biblica et orientalia BJS Brown Judaic Studies BO Biblia et Orientalia BSRS Biblical Studies and Religious Studies BWANT Beiträge zur Wissenschaft vom Alten und Neuen Testament BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBET Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series ce Common (or Christian) Era CIS Corpus inscriptiorum semiticarum CQS Companion to the Qumran Scrolls CRINT Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum CSCO Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium DJD Discoveries in the Judaean Desert DSSR Dead Sea Scrolls Reader ECCA Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity ErIsr Eretz Israel FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments viii list of abbreviations HBM Hebrew Bible Monographs HBS Herders biblische Studien HCS Hellenistic Culture and Society HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs HTR Harvard Theological Review HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual ICC International Critical Commentary JA Journal asiatique JAJSup Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JCC Jewish Culture and Contexts JECS Journal of Early Christian Studies JESHO Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient JJS Journal of Jewish Studies JPS Judea & Samaria Publications JQR Jewish Quarterly Review JRAS Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism JSJSup Journal for the Study of Judaism Supplement Series JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series JSPSup Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha: Supplement Series JThS Journal of Theological Studies LD Lectio divina LSTS Library of Second Temple Studies LXX Septuagint MGWJ Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums MSU Mitteilungen des Septuagintaunternehmens MT Masoretic Text NBS Numen Book Series NHMS Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies NHS Nag Hammadi Studies NovT Novum Testamentum NovTSup Novum Testamentum Supplementum NT New Testament NTS New Testament Studies OBC Orientalia Biblica et Christiana list of abbreviations ix OBO Orbis biblicus et orientalis OG Old Greek OPDT Oklahoma Project for Discourse and Theorie OTF Oriental Translation Fund (New Serie) OtSt Oudtestamentische Studiën PACS Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series PAAJR Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research PEQ Palestina Exploration Quarterly PS Pseudepigrapha Series PTS Patristische Texte und Studien RB Revue biblique REJ Revue des études juives RevQ Revue de Qumrân RS Religion and Society SAC Studies in Antiquity & Christianity SAM Sheffield Archaeological Monographs SCS Septuagint Commentary Series SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Séries SBLEJL Society of Biblical Literature Early Judaism and Its Literature SBLSP Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers SBLSS Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series SBTh Studies in Biblical Theology SCS Septuagint and Cognate Studies SDSS Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls SDSSRL Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature SGM Sources gnostiques et manichéennes SHAJ Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan SHR Studies in the History of Religions (Numen Supplements) SJ Studia Judaica SJLA Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity SJOT Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament SNTSMS Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series SP Samaritan Pentateuch SPB Studia Post-Biblica SPhilo Studia Philonica SSam Studia Samaritana SSLL Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics Series STDJ Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah STI Studies in Theological Interpretation TANZ Texte und Arbeiten zum neutestamentlichen Zeitalter x list of abbreviations TS Theological Studies TSAJ Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism TZ Theologische Zeitschrift VT Vetus Testamentum VTSup Vetus Testamentum Supplementum WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ZDMG Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft ZNW Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft ZThK Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
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