Jewish Cult And Hellenistic Culture: Essays On The Jewish Encounter With Hellenism And Roman Rule (supplements To The Journal For The Study Of Judaism, 100)

Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Editor John J. Collins The Divinity School, Yale University Associate Editor Florentino García Martínez Qumran Institute, University of Groningen Advisory Board j. duhaime ‒ a. hilhorst ‒ p.w. van der horst a. klostergaard petersen ‒ m.a. knibb ‒ h. najman j.t.a.g.m. van ruiten ‒ j. sievers g. stemberger ‒ e.j.c. tigchelaar ‒ j. tromp VOLUME 100 Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule by John J. Collins BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON 2005 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Collins, John Joseph, 1946– Jewish cult and Hellenistic culture : essays on the Jewish encounter with Hellenism and Roman rule / by John J. Collins. p. cm. — (Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, ISSN 1384–2161 ; v. 100) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 90–04–14438–2 (alk. paper) 1. Judaism—History—Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.–210 A.D. 2. Jews—History—168 B.C.–135 A.D. 3. Jews—Civilization—Greek influences. 4. Hellenism. 5. Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Wisdom of Solomon—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 6. Philo, of Alexandria. 7. Jews—Rome—Civilization. I. Title. II. Series. BM176.C645 2005 296’.09’014—dc22 2005046991 ISSN 1384–2161 ISBN 90 04 14438 2 © Copyright 2005 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill Academic Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. 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. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands CONTENTS Preface ........................................................................................ vii Chapter One. Hellenistic Judaism in Recent Scholarship .... Chaper Two. Cult and Culture: The Limits of Hellenization in Judea .......................................................... Chapter Three. Reinventing Exodus: Exegesis and Legend in Hellenistic Egypt .................................................................. Chapter Four. Messianism and Exegetical Tradition: The Evidence of the LXX Pentateuch .............................. Chapter Five. The Third Sibyl Revisited .............................. Chapter Six. Spells Pleasing to God: The Binding of Isaac in Philo the Epic Poet ........................................................ Chapter Seven. Joseph and Aseneth: Jewish or Christian? .............................................................................. Chapter Eight. Life after Death in Pseudo-Phocylides .......... Chapter Nine. The Reinterpretation of Apocalyptic Traditions in the Wisdom of Solomon .............................. Chapter Ten. The Mysteries of God: Creation and Eschatology in 4QInstructi