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Many types of tradition and interpretation found in later Jewish and Christian writings trace their origins to the Second Temple period, but their transmission and transformation followed different paths within the two religious communities. For example, while Christians often translated and transmitted discrete Second Temple texts, rabbinic Judaism generally preserved earlier traditions integrated into new literary frameworks. In both cases, ancient traditions were often transformed to serve new purposes but continued to bear witness to their ancient roots. Later compositions may even provide the key to clarifying obscurities in earlier texts. The contributions in this volume explore the dynamics by which earlier texts and traditions were transmitted and transformed in these later bodies of literature and their attendant cultural contexts.
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Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation from Second Temple Literature through Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Edited by George J. Brooke Associate Editors Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar Jonathan Ben-Dov Alison Schofield
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Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation from Second Temple Literature through Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature Jointly Sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 22–24 February, 2011
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Menahem Kister, Hillel I. Newman, Michael Segal, and Ruth A. Clements
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature. International Symposium (13th : 2011) Tradition, transmission, and transformation from Second Temple literature through Judaism and Christianity in late antiquity : proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, jointly sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 22–24 February, 2011 / by Menahem Kister, Hillel Newman, Michael Segal, and Ruth A. Clements. pages cm. — (Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, ISSN 0169-9962) Includes indexes. ISBN 978-90-04-27408-2 (hardback : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-29913-9 (e-book) 1. Judaism— History—Post-exilic period, 586 BC–210 AD—Congresses. 2. Judaism—History—Talmudic period, 10–425—Congresses. 3. Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30–600—Congresses. 4. Civilization, Greco-Roman—Congresses. 5. Apocryphal books—Criticism, interpretation, etc.— Congresses. 6. Rabbinical literature—History and criticism—Congresses. 7. Dead Sea scrolls—Congresses. I. Kister, Menahem, editor. II. Newman, Hillel, editor. III. Segal, Michael , editor. IV. Clements, Ruth, editor. V. Title. BM176.O75 2015 296.1—dc23 2015016654 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface. issn 0169-9962 isbn 978-90-04-27408-2 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-29913-9 (e-book) Copyright 2015 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Aut