Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings
From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 19 May 2005
- ISBN 9780199242375
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages416 pages
- Size 224x146x27 mm
- Weight 632 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and why.
MoreLong description:
Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical study of ancient exegesis of the title `Israel' and the meanings attributed to it among Jews down to Talmudic times, along with some early Christian materials. C. T. R. Hayward explores ancient etymologies of `Israel', and the utilization of these very varied explanations of the name in sustained works of exegesis like Jubilees; the writings of Ben Sira, Philo, and Josephus; and selected Rabbinic texts including Aramaic Targumim. He also examines translational works like the Septuagint, to illuminate those writings' sense of what it meant to be a Jew.
...an erudite and well-researched book.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name
Jacob's Change of Name and LXX
Days without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Ben Sira
Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees
The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria
The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph
Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus
Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts
New Testament Engagements
Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel
Conclusion
