Ideal figures in ancient Judaism : profiles and paradigms

Ideal figures in ancient Judaism : profiles and paradigms [print] John J. Collins and George W.E. Nickelsburg, editors. - Chico, California : Scholars Press, (c)1980. - xii, 258 pages ; 22 cm. - Septuagint and cognate studies ; 12 . - Septuagint and cognate studies series ; no. 12. .

Papers prepared for the session of the Pseudepigrapha Group of the Society of Biblical Literature to be held at the Society's centennial meeting in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 6-9, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references.

The righteousness of Noah Daniel: seer, philosopher, holy man Good and bad leaders in Pseudo-Philo's Liber antiquitatum biblicarum The 'anointed of the Lord' in Psalms of Solomon 17 The ideal 'Levite', the Davidic Messiah, and the saviour preist in the Testaments of the twelve patriarchs The heavenly representative : the 'son of man' in the Similitudes of Enoch The portrayal of the righteous as an angel The visionary The wisdom of the scribe according to Ben Sira The martyr : a synoptic view of the mother and her seven sons The charismatic James C. VanderKam -- David Satran -- George W.E. Nickelsburg -- Gene L. Davenport -- Anders Hultgard -- John J. Collins -- James H. Charlesworth -- Susan Niditch -- Daniel J. Harrington -- Robert Doran -- Sean Freyne.



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Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Theological anthropology--Judaism
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

BS1700 BS1700.S678.I343 1980