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Ajouter le résultat dans votre panierYonton Revisited / Alexander Toepel in Harvard Theological Review, 99/3 (July 2006)
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Titre : Yonton Revisited : A Case Study in the Reception of Hellenistic Science within Early Judaism Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Alexander Toepel, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 235-245. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : In the Syriac Book of the Cave of Treasures, which in a general way we may reckon among the rewritten Bible texts, in ch. 27.6–11, an apocryphal fourth son of Noah appears, Yon[tdotu ]on by name. This figure resides near the seashorein a far-easternland and possesses oracular and astrological wisdom. In 1980, Stephen Gero interpreted this figure against a Jewish background. Recently, however, Clemens Leonhard, following Witold Witakowski, has questioned this approach and denied any prehistory to Yon[tdotu ]on; he regards him as an “invention” of the Syriac author of the Cave of Treasures. In the present article I aim to investigate whether it is possible indeed to trace a Jewish origin of Yon[tdotu ]on's appearance in the Cave of Treasures. Taking Gero's interpretation as a starting point, I will first investigate the setting in which a figure like Yon[tdotu ]on could have evolved within a Jewish context. Secondly, I will attempt to actually identify Yon[tdotu ]on in earlier Jewish sources. In this I will follow a recent assertion of Su-Min Ri, that Yon[tdotu ]on originates in the Biblical person of Yoq[tdotu ]an (Gen 10:25). While Ri's assumption derives from the possibility of a misspelling, I will produce internal evidence which renders the identification of Yon[tdotu ]on and Yoq[tdotu ]an very probable, thus justifying the direction of thought taken by both Gero and Ri over against the allegations of Leonhard and Witakowski. Moreover, the following discussion will shed light on how Jews received influences from Hellenistic astronomy and astrology and how they read these concepts into, or set them in opposition to, the Bible.
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 235-245.[article] Yonton Revisited : A Case Study in the Reception of Hellenistic Science within Early Judaism [texte imprimé] / Alexander Toepel, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 235-245.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 235-245.
Résumé : In the Syriac Book of the Cave of Treasures, which in a general way we may reckon among the rewritten Bible texts, in ch. 27.6–11, an apocryphal fourth son of Noah appears, Yon[tdotu ]on by name. This figure resides near the seashorein a far-easternland and possesses oracular and astrological wisdom. In 1980, Stephen Gero interpreted this figure against a Jewish background. Recently, however, Clemens Leonhard, following Witold Witakowski, has questioned this approach and denied any prehistory to Yon[tdotu ]on; he regards him as an “invention” of the Syriac author of the Cave of Treasures. In the present article I aim to investigate whether it is possible indeed to trace a Jewish origin of Yon[tdotu ]on's appearance in the Cave of Treasures. Taking Gero's interpretation as a starting point, I will first investigate the setting in which a figure like Yon[tdotu ]on could have evolved within a Jewish context. Secondly, I will attempt to actually identify Yon[tdotu ]on in earlier Jewish sources. In this I will follow a recent assertion of Su-Min Ri, that Yon[tdotu ]on originates in the Biblical person of Yoq[tdotu ]an (Gen 10:25). While Ri's assumption derives from the possibility of a misspelling, I will produce internal evidence which renders the identification of Yon[tdotu ]on and Yoq[tdotu ]an very probable, thus justifying the direction of thought taken by both Gero and Ri over against the allegations of Leonhard and Witakowski. Moreover, the following discussion will shed light on how Jews received influences from Hellenistic astronomy and astrology and how they read these concepts into, or set them in opposition to, the Bible.
Essene Sectarianism and Social Differentiation in Judaea After 70 C.E. / Joshua Ezra Burns in Harvard Theological Review, 99/3 (July 2006)
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Titre : Essene Sectarianism and Social Differentiation in Judaea After 70 C.E. Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Joshua Ezra Burns, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 247-274. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : What happened to the Essenes after the first Jewish revolt? The answer to this seemingly simple question has proven elusive. Prior to the war, the Essenes stood alongside the Pharisees and Sadducees as one of the most prominent social factions in Judaea. Josephus and Philo allege that they numbered in the thousands and that they could be found in cities and towns throughout the country.
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 247-274.[article] Essene Sectarianism and Social Differentiation in Judaea After 70 C.E. [texte imprimé] / Joshua Ezra Burns, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 247-274.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 247-274.
Résumé : What happened to the Essenes after the first Jewish revolt? The answer to this seemingly simple question has proven elusive. Prior to the war, the Essenes stood alongside the Pharisees and Sadducees as one of the most prominent social factions in Judaea. Josephus and Philo allege that they numbered in the thousands and that they could be found in cities and towns throughout the country.
Was Heracleon a Valentinian? A New Look at Old Sources / Michael Kaler in Harvard Theological Review, 99/3 (July 2006)
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Titre : Was Heracleon a Valentinian? A New Look at Old Sources Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Michael Kaler, Auteur ; Marie-Pierre Bussières, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 275-289. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Heracleon was a great second-century Christian thinker, and the author of the first known commentary on a New Testament text, the Gospel of John. Although we do not have Heracleon's commentary itself, Origen integrated a great deal of it into his own commentary on the fourth gospel.
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 275-289.[article] Was Heracleon a Valentinian? A New Look at Old Sources [texte imprimé] / Michael Kaler, Auteur ; Marie-Pierre Bussières, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 275-289.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 275-289.
Résumé : Heracleon was a great second-century Christian thinker, and the author of the first known commentary on a New Testament text, the Gospel of John. Although we do not have Heracleon's commentary itself, Origen integrated a great deal of it into his own commentary on the fourth gospel.
Factualizing the Folklore: Stephen Carlson's Case against Morton Smith / BROWN Scott G. in Harvard Theological Review, 99/3 (July 2006)
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Titre : Factualizing the Folklore: Stephen Carlson's Case against Morton Smith Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : BROWN Scott G., Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 291-327. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Stephen C. Carlson's The Gospel Hoax sets out to validate the long-standing suspicion that Professor Morton Smith, late of Columbia University, forged his famous discovery of aletter of Clement of Alexandria, which quotes from a longer(“secret”)Gospel of Mark. This academic folklore has been passed on like an esoteric tradition since 1975, when Quentin Quesnell called on Smith to make the manuscript of this letter available for forensic testing in order to rule out the possibility of a recent hoax. Quesnell had difficulty substantiating his concerns. In his article in the Catholic Biblical Quarterly, he postulated that a modern scholar might have devised the letter as “a controlled experiment” in order to examine how scholars react to new evidence. Yet the manuscript of this letter, which Smith found in 1958, was inscribed on the last pages of a seventeenth-century book that purportedly was kept in a locked room of a monastery in the Judean desert. What modern forger would leave his creation there and gamble that someone would discover it in his lifetime? For this scenario to seem at all plausible, Quesnell needed to imply what he personally suspected, namely, that Smith forged it himself for this purpose. Accordingly, Quesnell described his hypothetical modern “mystifier” as someone who shared Smith's abilities, opportunities, resources, and interest in what people make of the document.
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 291-327.[article] Factualizing the Folklore: Stephen Carlson's Case against Morton Smith [texte imprimé] / BROWN Scott G., Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 291-327.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 291-327.
Résumé : Stephen C. Carlson's The Gospel Hoax sets out to validate the long-standing suspicion that Professor Morton Smith, late of Columbia University, forged his famous discovery of aletter of Clement of Alexandria, which quotes from a longer(“secret”)Gospel of Mark. This academic folklore has been passed on like an esoteric tradition since 1975, when Quentin Quesnell called on Smith to make the manuscript of this letter available for forensic testing in order to rule out the possibility of a recent hoax. Quesnell had difficulty substantiating his concerns. In his article in the Catholic Biblical Quarterly, he postulated that a modern scholar might have devised the letter as “a controlled experiment” in order to examine how scholars react to new evidence. Yet the manuscript of this letter, which Smith found in 1958, was inscribed on the last pages of a seventeenth-century book that purportedly was kept in a locked room of a monastery in the Judean desert. What modern forger would leave his creation there and gamble that someone would discover it in his lifetime? For this scenario to seem at all plausible, Quesnell needed to imply what he personally suspected, namely, that Smith forged it himself for this purpose. Accordingly, Quesnell described his hypothetical modern “mystifier” as someone who shared Smith's abilities, opportunities, resources, and interest in what people make of the document.
Thy Word In Me: On the Prayer of Union in St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle / Mary Margaret Anderson in Harvard Theological Review, 99/3 (July 2006)
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Titre : Thy Word In Me: On the Prayer of Union in St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Mary Margaret Anderson, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 329-354. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : I wish to express my gratitude to Elaine Scarry for reading earlier drafts of this essay and for her thoughtful guidance in editing. I want to thank the editors and staff of HTR, the anonymous reviewer whose detailed comments significantly benefited this essay, and Luis Girón-Negrón, Ronald Thiemann and DavÃd Carrasco who read this essay in a nascent stage. My gratitude also to Curtis Almquist, SSJE, and to Robert LÂ’Espérance, SSJE, whose conversation three years ago prompted my deepening my acquaintance with St. Teresa of Avila.
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 329-354.[article] Thy Word In Me: On the Prayer of Union in St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle [texte imprimé] / Mary Margaret Anderson, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 329-354.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 99/3 (July 2006) . - pp. 329-354.
Résumé : I wish to express my gratitude to Elaine Scarry for reading earlier drafts of this essay and for her thoughtful guidance in editing. I want to thank the editors and staff of HTR, the anonymous reviewer whose detailed comments significantly benefited this essay, and Luis Girón-Negrón, Ronald Thiemann and DavÃd Carrasco who read this essay in a nascent stage. My gratitude also to Curtis Almquist, SSJE, and to Robert LÂ’Espérance, SSJE, whose conversation three years ago prompted my deepening my acquaintance with St. Teresa of Avila.