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"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"--
"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"--
目录
Cover 1
Half-title 3
Title 5
Copyright 6
Dedication 7
Contents 9
Acknowledgements 11
Abbreviations 15
Philo\u2019s works 15
Other works 16
Chapter 1 Setting the stage 17
The diversity of alexandrian judaism 20
Homeric scholarship 25
Judaism, hellenism and rome 29
Part I Early Jewish responses to Homeric scholarship 33
Chapter 2 A conservative reaction to critical scholarship in the Letter of Aristeas 35
Canonizing the greek bible translation 36
The curse of interpolators 41
The ideology of the letter of aristeas 46
Chapter 3 Questions and answers in Aristotelian style: Demetrius\u2019 anonymous colleagues 54
A problem of contradiction 55
A problem of verisimilitude 62
Demetrius 67
Chapter 4 Aristobulus\u2019 questions and answers as a tool for philosophical instruction 74
God\u2019s descent as an aristotelian paradox 77
God\u2019s limbs read as aristotelian metaphors 82
The creation of the world in aristotelian garb 87
Part II Critical Homeric scholarship in the fragments of Philo\u2019s anonymous colleagues 91
Chapter 5 Comparative mythology 93
Jewish interpreters of the tower of babel 93
The builders of the tower and the sons of aloeus 95
The confusion of tongues among men and animals 103
Other myths in comparative perspective 108
Chapter 6 Historical perspectives on Scripture 111
History versus nature 112
The binding of isaac in the context of ancient child sacrifice 115
Historical perspectives among homeric scholars 119
Philo\u2019s colleagues in the context of homeric scholarship 123
Chapter 7 Traces of text criticism among Alexandrian Jews 128
Flaws in scripture 129
Contradictions beween verses 134
A case of athetesis in scripture 138
Part III The inversion of Homeric scholarship by Philo 147
Chapter 8 Literal methods of Homeric scholarship in Philo\u2019s Allegorical Commentary 149
The implied audience of the allegorical commentary and its literary assumptions 150
Contradictions between verses 155
Problems of verisimilitude 161
Chapter 9 Philo\u2019s Questions and Answers as a manual of instruction 168
The implied audience of the questions and answers 169
Literal and allegorical interpretations in the service of education 174
The alexandrian context 179
Chapter 10 Philo\u2019s Exposition of the Law at a significant distance from Alexandrian scholarship 185
The implied audience of the exposition 186
Echoes of alexandrian questions and answers 193
Epilogue 202
References 204
Index of Greek terms 224
Index of sources 225
Index of modern authors 230
General index 231
Half-title 3
Title 5
Copyright 6
Dedication 7
Contents 9
Acknowledgements 11
Abbreviations 15
Philo\u2019s works 15
Other works 16
Chapter 1 Setting the stage 17
The diversity of alexandrian judaism 20
Homeric scholarship 25
Judaism, hellenism and rome 29
Part I Early Jewish responses to Homeric scholarship 33
Chapter 2 A conservative reaction to critical scholarship in the Letter of Aristeas 35
Canonizing the greek bible translation 36
The curse of interpolators 41
The ideology of the letter of aristeas 46
Chapter 3 Questions and answers in Aristotelian style: Demetrius\u2019 anonymous colleagues 54
A problem of contradiction 55
A problem of verisimilitude 62
Demetrius 67
Chapter 4 Aristobulus\u2019 questions and answers as a tool for philosophical instruction 74
God\u2019s descent as an aristotelian paradox 77
God\u2019s limbs read as aristotelian metaphors 82
The creation of the world in aristotelian garb 87
Part II Critical Homeric scholarship in the fragments of Philo\u2019s anonymous colleagues 91
Chapter 5 Comparative mythology 93
Jewish interpreters of the tower of babel 93
The builders of the tower and the sons of aloeus 95
The confusion of tongues among men and animals 103
Other myths in comparative perspective 108
Chapter 6 Historical perspectives on Scripture 111
History versus nature 112
The binding of isaac in the context of ancient child sacrifice 115
Historical perspectives among homeric scholars 119
Philo\u2019s colleagues in the context of homeric scholarship 123
Chapter 7 Traces of text criticism among Alexandrian Jews 128
Flaws in scripture 129
Contradictions beween verses 134
A case of athetesis in scripture 138
Part III The inversion of Homeric scholarship by Philo 147
Chapter 8 Literal methods of Homeric scholarship in Philo\u2019s Allegorical Commentary 149
The implied audience of the allegorical commentary and its literary assumptions 150
Contradictions between verses 155
Problems of verisimilitude 161
Chapter 9 Philo\u2019s Questions and Answers as a manual of instruction 168
The implied audience of the questions and answers 169
Literal and allegorical interpretations in the service of education 174
The alexandrian context 179
Chapter 10 Philo\u2019s Exposition of the Law at a significant distance from Alexandrian scholarship 185
The implied audience of the exposition 186
Echoes of alexandrian questions and answers 193
Epilogue 202
References 204
Index of Greek terms 224
Index of sources 225
Index of modern authors 230
General index 231
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