| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 501 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature |
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Commentaries on early Jewish literature.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Preface (§§ 1-8) -- The Library Project (§§ 9-11) -- The Liberation of the Jewish Slaves (§§ 12-27) -- Demetrius's Report (§§ 28-34a) -- Ptolemy II's Letter to Eleazar (§§ 34b-40) -- Eleazar's Reply to Ptolemy (§§ 41-51a) -- The Construction of the King's Gifts (§§ 51b-82) -- Jerusalem and its Environs (§§ 83-120) -- Eleazar's Farewell to the Translators (§§ 121-127) -- Eleazar's Apologia for the Law (§§ 128-171) -- The Reception of the Translators at Alexandria (§§ 172-186) -- Excursus on Aristeas, Hellenistic Symposia and Peri Basileus Literature (Part 1) -- The Symposia (§§ 187-300) -- Excursus on Aristeas, Hellenistic Symposia and Peri Basileus Literature (Part 2) -- Aristeas's Praise of the Translators (§§ 295-300) -- The Execution of the Translation (§§ 301-307) -- The Proclamation of the Translation (§§ 308-316) -- The Departure of the Translators (§§ 317-321) -- Epilogue (§ 322) -- Abbreviations -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors |
| Summary |
In modern scholarship, there has been no fully fledged commentary written on the Letter of Aristeas, an important work of Hellenistic Judaism in Alexandria, which contains the earliest version of the translation of the Septuagint. This volume fills that gap. The book will be of relevance to anyone interested in Hellenistic Judaism, the Septuagint, the ancient Jewish community in Alexandria or ancient Jewish paideia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Benjamin G. Wright III, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA |
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In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed November 06 2015) |
| Subject |
Letter of Aristeas -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Letter of Aristeas. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3110431343 |
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3110431491 |
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3110439042 |
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9783110431346 |
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9783110431490 |
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9783110439045 |
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