The books of the Maccabees [electronic resource] : history, theology, ideology : papers of the Second International Conference on the Deuteronomical Books, Papa, Hungary, 9-11 June, 2005 / edited by Geza G. Xeravits, Jozsef Zsengeller
- Conference Author
- International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books (2nd : 2005 : Papa, Hungary)
- Published
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 245 pages).
- Additional Creators
- Xeravits, Géza G. and Zsengellér, József
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- One paper in German.
- Restrictions on Access
- Available to subscribing member institutions only.
- Contents
- Has the category of "deuterocanonical books" a Jewish origin? / Books of the Maccabees and sectarianism in Second Temple Judaism / Famine in 1 Maccabees: history or apology? / Biblical conquest of the Promised Land and the Hasmonaean wars according to 1 and 2 Maccabees / Role of "scripture" in the Last Words of Mattathias (1 Macc 2:49-70) / Die Vergangenheit als Basis für die Zukunft Mattatias' Lehre für seine Söhne aus der Geschichte in 1 Makk 2:52-60 / Gilles Dorival -- John Kampen -- Jack Pastor -- Katell Berthelot -- Thomas Hieke -- Friedrich V. Reiterer -- and Irony in 2 Maccabees? / Origin of the martyrdom images: from the Book of Maccabees to the first Christians / "As soon as the signal was given" (2 Macc 4:14): gymnasia in the service of Hellenism / God's justice. The "measure for measure" principle in 2 Maccabees / 2 Maccabees 2:13-15: library or canon? / Libraries in 2 Macc 2:13-15, and the Torah as a public document in second century BC Judaism / Maccabees and Temple propaganda / Deluge and the flood of emotions: the use of flood imagery in 4 Maccabees in its ancient Jewish context / Matthias Weigold -- From the forefathers to the "Angry Lion." Qumran and the Hasmonaeans / Tobias Nicklas -- Marie-Françoise Baslez -- János Bolyki -- Beate Ego -- Armin Lange -- Stefan Schorch -- József Zsengellér -- Géza G. Xeravits.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9789047418931 (electronic book)
9789004157002 (alk. paper)
900415700X (alk. paper) - Note
- AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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