Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings : From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion

by: Hayward, C.T.R.

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Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings
From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion

C. T. R. Hayward

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.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1:The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name
2:Jacob's Change of Name and LXX
3:Days without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Ben Sira
4:Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees
5:The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria
6:The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph
7:Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus
8:Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts
9:New Testament Engagements
10:Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel
Conclusion

Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings : From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion

by: Hayward, C.T.R.

• ISBN-13: 9780199242375 / 978-0-19-924237-5
• ISBN-03: 0199242372 / 0-19-924237-2
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005

Price: 136,00 EURO

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