Heavenly tablets : interpretation, identity and tradition in ancient Judaism /
Examines Jewish ritual praxis in late antiquity, highlighting the ways in which text and ritual intersect in the process of interpretation. This book explores the rewriting of biblical stories in Hellenistic and later Jewish sources, and the ways that authors work through the tradition to reflect th...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007
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| Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ;
v. 119. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Examines Jewish ritual praxis in late antiquity, highlighting the ways in which text and ritual intersect in the process of interpretation. This book explores the rewriting of biblical stories in Hellenistic and later Jewish sources, and the ways that authors work through the tradition to reflect their realities and their hopes for the future. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047420996 9047420993 1281921572 9781281921574 9786611921576 6611921575 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
