UID:
edocfu_9958354352302883
Format:
1 online resource (xii,501pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Web browser.
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Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9783110431346
Series Statement:
Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature
Content:
In modern scholarship, there has been no fully fledged commentary written on the Letter of Aristeas, an important work of Hellenistic Judaism in Alexandria, which contains the earliest version of the translation of the Septuagint. This volume fills that gap. The book will be of relevance to anyone interested in Hellenistic Judaism, the Septuagint, the ancient Jewish community in Alexandria or ancient Jewish paideia.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Table of Contents --
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I. INTRODUCTION --
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II. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY --
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Preface (§§ 1–8) --
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The Library Project (§§ 9–11) --
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The Liberation of the Jewish Slaves (§§ 12–27) --
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Demetrius’s Report (§§ 28–34a) --
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Ptolemy II’s Letter to Eleazar (§§ 34b–40) --
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Eleazar’s Reply to Ptolemy (§§ 41–51a) --
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The Construction of the King’s Gifts (§§ 51b–82) --
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Jerusalem and its Environs (§§ 83–120) --
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Eleazar’s Farewell to the Translators (§§ 121–127) --
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Eleazar’s Apologia for the Law (§§ 128–171) --
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The Reception of the Translators at Alexandria (§§ 172–186) --
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Excursus on Aristeas, Hellenistic Symposia and Peri Basileus Literature (Part 1) --
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The Symposia (§§ 187–300) --
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Excursus on Aristeas, Hellenistic Symposia and Peri Basileus Literature (Part 2) --
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Aristeas’s Praise of the Translators (§§ 295–300) --
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The Execution of the Translation (§§ 301–307) --
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The Proclamation of the Translation (§§ 308–316) --
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The Departure of the Translators (§§ 317–321) --
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Epilogue (§ 322) --
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Abbreviations --
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Index of Names and Subjects --
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Index of Ancient Sources --
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Index of Modern Authors.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110439045
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110431353
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110431346
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431346
