Author: Robert Karl Gnuse
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000164926
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This collection of essays seeks to demonstrate that many biblical authors deliberately used Classical and Hellenistic Greek texts for inspiration when crafting many of the narratives in the Primary History. Through detailed analysis of the text, Gnuse contends that there are numerous examples of clear influence from late classical and Hellenistic literature. Deconstructing the biblical and Greek works in parallel, he argues that there are too many similarities in basic theme, meaning, and detail, for them to be accounted for by coincidence or shared ancient tropes. Using this evidence, he suggests that although much of the text may originate from the Persian period, large parts of its final form likely date from the Hellenistic era. With the help of an original introduction and final chapter, Gnuse pulls his essays together into a coherent collection for the first time. The resultant volume offers a valuable resource for anyone working on the dating of the Hebrew Bible, as well as those working on Hellenism in the ancient Levant more broadly.
Hellenism and the Primary History
Author: Robert Karl Gnuse
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000164926
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This collection of essays seeks to demonstrate that many biblical authors deliberately used Classical and Hellenistic Greek texts for inspiration when crafting many of the narratives in the Primary History. Through detailed analysis of the text, Gnuse contends that there are numerous examples of clear influence from late classical and Hellenistic literature. Deconstructing the biblical and Greek works in parallel, he argues that there are too many similarities in basic theme, meaning, and detail, for them to be accounted for by coincidence or shared ancient tropes. Using this evidence, he suggests that although much of the text may originate from the Persian period, large parts of its final form likely date from the Hellenistic era. With the help of an original introduction and final chapter, Gnuse pulls his essays together into a coherent collection for the first time. The resultant volume offers a valuable resource for anyone working on the dating of the Hebrew Bible, as well as those working on Hellenism in the ancient Levant more broadly.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000164926
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This collection of essays seeks to demonstrate that many biblical authors deliberately used Classical and Hellenistic Greek texts for inspiration when crafting many of the narratives in the Primary History. Through detailed analysis of the text, Gnuse contends that there are numerous examples of clear influence from late classical and Hellenistic literature. Deconstructing the biblical and Greek works in parallel, he argues that there are too many similarities in basic theme, meaning, and detail, for them to be accounted for by coincidence or shared ancient tropes. Using this evidence, he suggests that although much of the text may originate from the Persian period, large parts of its final form likely date from the Hellenistic era. With the help of an original introduction and final chapter, Gnuse pulls his essays together into a coherent collection for the first time. The resultant volume offers a valuable resource for anyone working on the dating of the Hebrew Bible, as well as those working on Hellenism in the ancient Levant more broadly.
Hellenic Polytheism : Household Worship
Author: Christos Panopoulos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781503121881
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Within this publication, the reader is presented with explanations for the central concepts and basic guidelines to the ceremonies that form a part of Hellenic Household Worship as has been established and is currently practiced by the LABRYS Polytheistic Community in Hellas (Greece).It serves as a useful introductory manual for the newcomer to contemporary Hellenic Polytheism as they take the first steps on their journey to worship the Hellenic Gods in a traditional manner.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781503121881
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Within this publication, the reader is presented with explanations for the central concepts and basic guidelines to the ceremonies that form a part of Hellenic Household Worship as has been established and is currently practiced by the LABRYS Polytheistic Community in Hellas (Greece).It serves as a useful introductory manual for the newcomer to contemporary Hellenic Polytheism as they take the first steps on their journey to worship the Hellenic Gods in a traditional manner.
Hellenism in the East
Author: Amélie Kuhrt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity
Author: Lee I. Levine
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803827
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander’s conquest to the Byzantine era, offering a balanced view of the literary, epigraphical, and archeological evidence attesting to the process of Hellenization in Jewish life and its impact on several aspects of Judaism as we know it today. Lee Levine approaches this broad subject in three essays, each focusing on diverse issues in Jewish culture: Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period, rabbinic tradition, and the ancient synagogue. With his comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the intricate dynamics of the Jewish and Greco-Roman societies, the author demonstrates the complexities of Hellenization and its role in shaping many aspects of Jewish life—economic, social, political, cultural, and religious. He argues against oversimplification and encourages a more nuanced view, whereby the Jews of antiquity survived and prospered, despite the social and political upheavals of this era, emerging as perpetuators of their own Jewish traditions while open to change from the outside world.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803827
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander’s conquest to the Byzantine era, offering a balanced view of the literary, epigraphical, and archeological evidence attesting to the process of Hellenization in Jewish life and its impact on several aspects of Judaism as we know it today. Lee Levine approaches this broad subject in three essays, each focusing on diverse issues in Jewish culture: Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period, rabbinic tradition, and the ancient synagogue. With his comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the intricate dynamics of the Jewish and Greco-Roman societies, the author demonstrates the complexities of Hellenization and its role in shaping many aspects of Jewish life—economic, social, political, cultural, and religious. He argues against oversimplification and encourages a more nuanced view, whereby the Jews of antiquity survived and prospered, despite the social and political upheavals of this era, emerging as perpetuators of their own Jewish traditions while open to change from the outside world.
Judaism and Hellenism
Author: Martin Hengel
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1592441866
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 667
Book Description
Martin Hengel gathers an encyclopedic amount of material, ancient and modern, to present an exhaustive survey of the early course of Hellenistic civilization as it related to developing Judaism. The result is a highly readable account of a largely unfamiliar world which is indispensable for those interested in Judaism and the birth of Christianity alike. An extensive section of notes and bibliography is included.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1592441866
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 667
Book Description
Martin Hengel gathers an encyclopedic amount of material, ancient and modern, to present an exhaustive survey of the early course of Hellenistic civilization as it related to developing Judaism. The result is a highly readable account of a largely unfamiliar world which is indispensable for those interested in Judaism and the birth of Christianity alike. An extensive section of notes and bibliography is included.
The Hellenistic World
Author: Frank William Walbank
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674387263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The vast empire that Alexander the Great left at his death in 323 BC has few parallels. For the next three hundred years the Greeks controlled a complex of monarchies and city-states that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to India. F. W. Walbank's lucid and authoritative history of that Hellenistic world examines political events, describes the different social systems and mores of the people under Greek rule, traces important developments in literature and science, and discusses the new religious movements.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674387263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The vast empire that Alexander the Great left at his death in 323 BC has few parallels. For the next three hundred years the Greeks controlled a complex of monarchies and city-states that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to India. F. W. Walbank's lucid and authoritative history of that Hellenistic world examines political events, describes the different social systems and mores of the people under Greek rule, traces important developments in literature and science, and discusses the new religious movements.
From Hellenism to Islam
Author: Hannah Cotton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521875811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
This book considers how languages, peoples and cultures in the Near East interacted over the millennium between Alexander and Muhammad.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521875811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
This book considers how languages, peoples and cultures in the Near East interacted over the millennium between Alexander and Muhammad.
Topographies of Hellenism
Author: Artemis Leontis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In her discussion of both modern and ancient Greek texts, she reconsiders mainstream poetics in the light of a marginal national literature. Leontis examines in particular how the Nobel laureates George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis both incorporate ancient texts and use experimental techniques in their poetry.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In her discussion of both modern and ancient Greek texts, she reconsiders mainstream poetics in the light of a marginal national literature. Leontis examines in particular how the Nobel laureates George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis both incorporate ancient texts and use experimental techniques in their poetry.
Paul Beyond the Judaism/Hellenism Divide
Author: Troels Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664224066
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This insightful book intends to do away with the traditional strategy of playing Judaism and Hellenism out against one another as a context for understanding Paul. Case studies focus specifically on the Corinthian correspondence.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664224066
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
This insightful book intends to do away with the traditional strategy of playing Judaism and Hellenism out against one another as a context for understanding Paul. Case studies focus specifically on the Corinthian correspondence.
Heritage and Hellenism
Author: Erich S. Gruen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520235061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In these fictive creations, Jewish writers reinvented their own past, offering us vital insights into Jewish self-perception.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520235061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In these fictive creations, Jewish writers reinvented their own past, offering us vital insights into Jewish self-perception.