| Libraries, Translations, and 'Canonic' Texts: The Septuagint, Aquila and Ben Sira in the Jewish and Christian Traditions Contributor(s): Veltri, Giuseppe (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004149937 ISBN-13: 9789004149939 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $182.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: The book deals with the field of decanonization of ancient traditions by the technique of deconstructing their original context; in particular: the process of canonization of the Greek Torah in Jewish-Hellenistic and Christian tradition and its decanonization in Rabbinic literature; the use and abuse of the translation(s) of Aquila in Patristic and Rabbinic literature and the substitution of Aquila by Onkelos in Babylonian academies; the decanonization of the book of Ben Sira in Rabbinic literature. On the basis of his analysis, the author concludes that, if a canon is the ability of a text to produce and authorize commentary deconstructing its original context by generalization, de-canonization is the inverse way of contextualizing a "canonical" text by reconstructing the supposed original context. All those interested in intellectual history of Late Antiquity, the history of legends, decanonizations as well as Jewish studies, classical philologist, theologians. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 221.12 |
| LCCN: 2006040892 |
| Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.47" W x 9.73" (1.50 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book deals with the field of decanonization of ancient traditions by the technique of deconstructing their original context; in particular: the process of canonization of the Greek Torah in Jewish-Hellenistic and Christian tradition and its decanonization in Rabbinic literature; the use and abuse of the translation(s) of Aquila in Patristic and Rabbinic literature and the substitution of Aquila by Onkelos in Babylonian academies; the decanonization of the book of Ben Sira in Rabbinic literature. On the basis of his analysis, the author concludes that, if a canon is the ability of a text to produce and authorize commentary deconstructing its original context by generalization, de-canonization is the inverse way of contextualizing a 'canonical' text by reconstructing the supposed original context. |