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Exodus, The --- Bible --- Criticism, Redaction --- Exodus (Biblical event) --- Jews --- Exodus --- History --- Bible. --- Criticism, Redaction.

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In this book the author attempts to unravel the original narratives which underlie the biblical Book of Esther. She reconstructs the contents of three non-Jewish narratives: A wedding story, in which the foreign beauty (Esther) takes the place of the disobedient queen, and two court narratives, telling the story of the rivalry between two courtiers at the Persian court. In exilic and postexilic times these basic narratives were merged into one topical and literarily well developed narrative, which expressed the problems connected with Jewish life in the diaspora. The author shows that this text has been redactionally revised once more, in an attempt to adjust Palestinian Judaism to the Jewish communities that flourished in the diaspora. This redaction bears the hallmarks of Judaism’s clash with Hellenised political forces; Purim emerges as a succesful defense.

Bible --- Criticism, Redaction --- 222.8 --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Bible. --- Criticism, Redaction. --- Ester (Book of the Old Testament) --- Esther (Book of the Old Testament) --- Megilat Aḥashṿerosh --- Megilat Ester --- מגילת אסתר

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The essays in this volume address the conundrum of how Jewish believers in the divine character of the Sinaitic revelation confront the essential questions raised by academic biblical studies. The first part is an anthology of rabbinic sources, from the medieval period to the present, treating questions that reflect a critical awareness of the Bible. The second part is a series of twenty-one essays by contemporary rabbis and scholars on how they combine their religious beliefs with their critical approach to the Bible.

Bible. --- Jewish studies. --- Old Testament. --- Sinaitic revelation. --- rabbis. --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Criticism, Redaction. --- Tradition (Judaism) --- Faith (Judaism) --- Theology & Religion --- biblical criticism --- Bible --- Jewish Studies

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This book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of the Babylonian Talmud, which is a centrally important text in Jewish studies. The contribution made by Dr Jacobs to the study of the Talmud consists in his presentation of the literary principles employed in its composition, and he here presents a clear survey indicating the manner in which earlier material was reworked in order to make each component, or sugya, into a carefully structured and self-consistent unit. Jacobs compares the editors' methods in this regard with the manner in which Shakespeare converted the variety of chronicles and source material available to him into a much more dramatic literary form, which - while preserving the kernel of the story - completely transformed its character and impact. Dr Jacobs' study constitutes an excellent introduction to the Babylonian Talmud and to the nature of rabbinic thinking.

Talmud --- Criticism, Redaction. --- 296*222 --- Babylonische Talmud --- 296*222 Babylonische Talmud --- Talmud Bavli --- Babylonian Talmud --- Talmud, Babylonian --- Talmud Vavilonskiĭ --- Talmoed, Babylonische --- Babylonische Talmoed --- Shas --- Shishah sedarim --- Talmud of Babylonia --- Talmud de Babilonia --- Talmud Babli --- Talmouth --- Talmod --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion

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This volume offers a critical examination of recent theories concerning the growth of biblical literature in the light of the oldest textual witnesses (the Qumran biblical scrolls and the Septuagint). On the basis of a fresh examination of a selection of passages in the book of Joshua, it is shown that these witnesses do not reflect a stage in the literary formation of the book prior to the standardised (Masoretic) text, but a reinterpretation and reformulation of its contents. The study presents a new literary-critical solution to the intricate problems of Joshua 8 and a detailed exegesis of the Greek version of Joshua 1 and 5. Of special interest for Qumran scholars is the new reconstruction of 4QJoshuaª.

Bible. --- Criticism, Redaction. --- Criticism, Textual. --- 222.5 --- Jozua. Rechters. Ruth --- Theses --- Jesus Nave (Book of the Old Testament) --- Joshua (Book of the Old Testament) --- Josua (Book of the Old Testament) --- Josué (Book of the Old Testament) --- Jozua (Book of the Old Testament) --- Sifr Yashūʻ (Book of the Old Testament) --- Yashūʻ (Book of the Old Testament) --- Yehoshuʻa (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bible. O.T. Joshua --- Criticism [Redaction ] --- Criticism [Textual ]