Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion /
Hayward, Robert C.T., 1948-
Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion / C.T.R. Hayward. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xiii, 397 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369) and index.
The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name -- Jacob's Change of Name as Represented by the Septuagint Translators -- Days Without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Jesus ben Sira -- Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees -- The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria -- The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph -- Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus -- Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts -- New Testament Engagements -- Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel.
Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical.
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Jacob (Biblical patriarch) --Name.
Jacob (Patriarche biblique) --Nom.
Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
Bible.--Genesis, XXXII, 9-22--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible.--Genesis, XXXV, 9-15--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Littérature grecque hellénistique--Auteurs juifs--Histoire et critique.
Littérature rabbinique--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors
Names
Rabbinical literature
Oude Testament.
Jodendom.
Christendom.
Namen (benamingen)
De twaalf stammen van Israël.
Israël--Nom.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
BS580.J3 / H39 2005eb
222/.11092
Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion / C.T.R. Hayward. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xiii, 397 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369) and index.
The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name -- Jacob's Change of Name as Represented by the Septuagint Translators -- Days Without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Jesus ben Sira -- Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees -- The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria -- The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph -- Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus -- Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts -- New Testament Engagements -- Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel.
Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and. why. - ;Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical.
English.
9781429470360 1429470364 1280753536 9781280753534 9786610753536 6610753539 0191529311 9780191529313
GBA518044 bnb
Uk
Jacob (Biblical patriarch) --Name.
Jacob (Patriarche biblique) --Nom.
Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
Bible.--Genesis, XXXII, 9-22--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible.--Genesis, XXXV, 9-15--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Littérature grecque hellénistique--Auteurs juifs--Histoire et critique.
Littérature rabbinique--Histoire et critique.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors
Names
Rabbinical literature
Oude Testament.
Jodendom.
Christendom.
Namen (benamingen)
De twaalf stammen van Israël.
Israël--Nom.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
BS580.J3 / H39 2005eb
222/.11092