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The two Jewish works that are the subject of this volume, 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch , were written around the turn of the first century CE in the aftermath of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple. Both texts are apocalypses, and both occupy an important place in early Jewish literature and thought: they were composed right after the Second Temple period, as Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity began to emerge. The twenty essays in this volume were first presented and discussed at the Sixth Enoch Seminar at the Villa Cagnola at Gazzada, near Milan, Italy, on June 26-30, 2011. Together they reflect the lively debate about 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch among the most distinguished specialists in the field. The Contributors are: Gabriele Boccaccini; Daniel Boyarin; John J. Collins; Devorah Dimant; Lutz Doering; Lorenzo DiTommaso; Steven Fraade; Lester L. Grabbe; Matthias Henze; Karina M. Hoogan; Liv Ingeborg Lied; Hindy Najman; George W.E. Nickelsburg; Eugen Pentiuc; Pierluigi Piovanelli; Benjamin Reynolds; Loren Stuckenbruck; Balázs Tamási; Alexander Toepel; Adela Yarbro Collins

229*234 --- 222.7 --- Apocalypse van Baruch --- Kronieken. Ezra. Nehemia --- 229*234 Apocalypse van Baruch --- Bible. --- Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch --- Apocalypse of Baruch (Syriac) --- 2nd Baruch (Apocryphal book) --- 2 Baruch (Apocryphal book) --- Second Baruch (Apocryphal book) --- II Baruch (Apocryphal book) --- Syriac Baruch (Apocryphal book) --- Apocalypse of Ezra (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Apocalypse of Esdras (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Apokalypse des Esra (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Esdras (Book 2, Apocrypha) --- Esdras (Book 4) --- Hazon Ezra (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Ḥezyonot ʻEzra (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only presents a collection of papers from the fifth conference of the Enoch Seminar. The conference re-examines 2 Enoch, an early Jewish apocalyptic text previously known to scholars only in its Slavonic translation, in light of recently identified Coptic fragments. This approach helps to advance the understanding of many key issues of this enigmatic and less explored Enochic text. One of the important methodological lessons of the current volume lies in the recognition that the Adamic and Melchizedek traditions, the mediatorial currents which play an important role in the apocalypse, are central for understanding the symbolic universe of the text. The volume also contains the recently identified Coptic fragments of 2 Enoch, introduced to scholars for the first time during the conference.

Slavonic book of Enoch --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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The present volume explores the ever-evolving understandings and diverse manifestations of the Hebrew notion of torah in early Jewish and Christian literature and the different roles torah played within those communities, whether in Judea or in the Hellenistic and early Roman diaspora. This collection of essays is purposefully wide-ranging, with contributors exploring and rethinking some of the most basic scholarly assumptions and preconceptions about the nature of torah in light of new critical approaches and methodologies with the goal of seeing how different vantage points and different conclusions can better address the complexity of the topic and better reflect the ambiguity and fluidity inherent in the concept of torah itself.

Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Despite the impressive strides made in the past century in the understanding of Second Temple Jewish history and the strong scholarly interest in paideia within ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and late antique Christian cultures, the nature of Jewish paideia during the period has, until recently, received surprisingly little attention. The essays collected here were first offered for discussion at the Fifth Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting, held in Naples, Italy, from June 30 – July 4, 2015, the purpose of which was to gain greater insight into the diversity of views of Jewish education during the period, both in Judea and Diaspora communities, by viewing them in light of their contemporary Greco-Roman backgrounds and Ancient Near Eastern influences. Together, they represent the broad array of approaches and specialties required to comprehend this complex and multi-faceted subject, and they demonstrate the fundamental importance of the topic for a fuller understanding of the period. The volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the history and culture of the Jewish people during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, ancient education, and Greek and Roman history.

Judaism --- Jewish religious education --- Education, Jewish --- Jews --- Religious education, Jewish --- Moral education --- Religious education --- History --- History. --- Education --- Study and teaching --- Education, Ancient --- 296 <63> --- Hebrews --- Israelites --- Jewish people --- Jewry --- Judaic people --- Judaists --- Ethnology --- Religious adherents --- Semites --- Hellenistic Judaism --- Judaism, Hellenistic --- 296 <63> Judaisme--Ethiopië --- 296 <63> Judaïsme. Jodendom--Ethiopië --- Judaisme--Ethiopië --- Judaïsme. Jodendom--Ethiopië --- Civilization --- Greek influences --- Ancient Education. --- Greek Paideia. --- Jewish Identity. --- Second Temple Judaism.