Sacred History and Sacred Texts in Early Judaism A Symposium in Honour of A.S. van der Woude (Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology)

Sacred History and Sacred Texts in Early Judaism: A Symposium in Honour of A.S. van der Woude......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS......Page 9
The Background of this contribution......Page 11
1. The arrival at Shechem......Page 12
2. The age of Levi al the day of his revenge......Page 13
3. The Rape of Dinah......Page 14
4. The age of Dinah at the time of the Rape......Page 16
5. The initiative of Levi......Page 18
7. The mountain of the Vision......Page 20
8. The location of the mount Aspis.......Page 22
9. Once again Aspis......Page 24
10. The divine command of vengeance upon Shechem......Page 25
12. The typical misconduct towards Dinah......Page 27
14. The attacks on the flocks of Abraham......Page 28
15. The strange name \'Jeblae\'......Page 30
16. The misbehaviour of the Sichemites in general......Page 33
17. The finding of the shield......Page 34
18. Keeping the words in his heart......Page 35
20. Two readings—a textcritical problem......Page 36
21. The negative judgment about the ruse......Page 38
22. The text of TL 6:3b again......Page 39
23. The zeal of Levi......Page 40
24. The abomination......Page 41
26. A parenthesis?......Page 42
27. The heavenly tablets......Page 44
28. The Attack of Levi and Simeon......Page 46
29. The other sons of Jacob......Page 47
30. The reaction of Jacob......Page 49
32. The consequence of Jacob\'s anger and grief......Page 50
33. The sin of Levi and Simeon......Page 51
34. The illness......Page 52
35. Levi\'s reaction......Page 53
36. Shechem, the city of fools......Page 55
3Ί. The result of the action—Dinah home again......Page 57
38. The Wrath of the Lord has come upon them.........Page 59
39. 1 Thess. 2:16c and TL 6:11 - A first inquiry......Page 61
40. Is the pronouncement of Paul an interpolation?......Page 62
41. Is the pronouncement in TL an interpolation?......Page 63
42. The author of TL dependent on Paul......Page 65
43. Paul dependent on TL......Page 66
44. Some other arguments of Rigaux......Page 67
45. A common source......Page 69
46. A personal preference......Page 71
Epilogue......Page 72
JAN N. BREMMER: The Atonement in the Interaction of Greeks, Jews, and Christians......Page 75
1. The Jewish evidence......Page 77
2. Vicarious sacrifice in contemporary society......Page 83
3. IV Maccabees......Page 86
4. Conclusion......Page 92
PIETER WILLEM VAN DER HORST: I gave them laws that were not good - Ezekiel 20:25 in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity......Page 94
MARINUS A. WES: Mourning becomes Jerusalem - Josephus, Jesus the Son of Ananias, and the Book of Baruch (I Baruch)......Page 119
ADAM S. VAN DER WOUDE: Pluriformity and Uniformity - Reflections on the Transmission of the Text of the Old Testament......Page 151
Index of modem Authors......Page 171
Index of Biblical References......Page 175
Index of Ancient Writings......Page 179