Overview

Traditions at Odds explores the Pentateuch's literary influence on other biblical texts. There exist a number of content discrepancies between pentateuchal and non-pentateuchal texts that treat the same subject. Through a detailed analysis, the author argues that the discrepancies are not alterations of pentateuchal material, as is generally argued, but rather indications of independent traditions. Thus, much of biblical literature was written outside of the Pentateuch's purview. Corroborating evidence is found in literature from the Second Temple Period, which also exhibits a lack of conformity to the Pentateuch. After demonstrating this independence, this study explores its implications on the composition of biblical texts and the process of canonization. Marked by an interdisciplinary approach, the study incorporates recent theoretical developments in literary and ideological criticism, as well as ritual, historiography and textual citation. It not only provides a broader base of study, but serves to address a deficiency in biblical studies: most studies of intertextuality operate with little theoretical grounding, while studies in ritual or historiography are based on models from the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

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Author:   PhD John H. Choi
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9780567687579

ISBN 10:   0567687570
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 March 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction and Statement of Purpose Chapter Two Methodology Critique of the Linear Model of Composition Alternatives to a Linear Model Methodology A Note about Second Temple Period Literature Chapter Three: Festivals and Holidays A Theory of Ritual Festivals and Holidays in the Bible Pesach and Matsoth Sukkoth Sabbath Festivals and Holidays in the Second Temple Period Conclusion Chapter Four: Non-Pentateuchal Historical Retrospectives The Bible and Historiography Non-Pentateuchal Historiographic Texts Psalm 78 Psalm 105 The Plagues in Psalms 78 and 105 Psalm 106 Joshua 24 Ezekiel 20 Nehemiah 9 Historiography in the Second Temple Period Ben Sira 44-45 The Genesis Apocryphon The Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum of Pseudo-Philo Competitive Historiography of Jewish-Hellenistic Historians The Book of Jubilees Conclusion Chapter Five: The Pentateuch as Torah The Role of Literacy in the Ancient World Direct Citations of Instruction Deuteronomic Literature Prophetic Literature Post-Exilic Historiographic Texts Instruction in the Psalms and Wisdom Literature Competing Conceptions of Instruction in the Second Temple Period Conclusion Chapter Six: A Look Ahead Bibliography Scripture Index Author Index

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John H. Choi holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Previouis publications include A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, co-authored with Bill T. Arnold.

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