TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hayward,Robert C.T.
TI  - Interpretations of the name Israel in ancient Judaism and some early Christian writings: from victorious athlete to heavenly champion 
SN  - 9781429470360
AV  - BS580.J3 H39 2005eb
U1  - 222/.11092 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Jacob
KW  - Bible
KW  - Genesis, XXXII, 9-22
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
KW  - Genesis, XXXV, 9-15
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - History
KW  - Greek literature, Hellenistic
KW  - Jewish authors
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Rabbinical literature
KW  - Littérature grecque hellénistique
KW  - Auteurs juifs
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Littérature rabbinique
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Names
KW  - Oude Testament
KW  - gtt
KW  - Jodendom
KW  - Christendom
KW  - Namen (benamingen)
KW  - De twaalf stammen van Israël
KW  - Israël
KW  - Nom
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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