The Oniad Sibyl: How a Greek Prophetess Became a Revolutionary Mouthpiece for Egyptian Jews

Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 A Jewish Sibyl and the Oniads of Egypt
	1	Introduction
	2	The Oracula Sibyllina
	3	The Oniad Community
	4	Research on the Oracula Sibyllina and the Study of Ancient Judaism
	5	Egyptian Judaism(s)?
Chapter 2 Oracular Divination in the Ancient Mediterranean
	1	Introduction
	2	Temples, Priests, and Cult
	3	Crisis
	4	Characteristics of Literary Oracles
	5	History, Crisis, and Minor Literature
Chapter 3 Oracula Sibyllina 3
	1	Introduction
	2	Structure of Oracula Sibyllina 3
	3	Compositional History
	4	CPJ 4.614
	5	Oracula Sibyllina 3 as a Response to Crisis
Chapter 4 Oracula Sibyllina 4
	1	Introduction
	2	Compositional History
	3	Crisis in Oracula Sibyllina 4
	4	The Fourth Sibyl’s Historical Consciousness
	5	The Provenance of Oracula Sibyllina 4
Chapter 5 Oracula Sibyllina 5
	1	Introducing the Text
	2	Composition and Dating
	3	Crisis in Oracula Sibyllina 5
	4	Provenance of Oracula Sibyllina 5
	5	The Fifth Sibyl’s Historical Consciousness
Chapter 6 The Oniad Sibyl
	1	Toward an Oniad Sibyl
	2	Oniad Literature
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Back Cover