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Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings : from victorious athlete to heavenly champion / C.T.R. Hayward.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 397 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781429470360
  • 1429470364
  • 1280753536
  • 9781280753534
  • 9786610753536
  • 6610753539
  • 0191529311
  • 9780191529313
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings.DDC classification:
  • 222/.11092 22
LOC classification:
  • BS580.J3 H39 2005eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)192159

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.

Print version record.

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.