Portraits of Adam in Early Judaism

From Sirach to 2 Baruch

By:

John R Levison

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Biblical Studies

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This book provides the most thorough and systematic analysis of early Jewish interpretations of Adam currently available. With detailed exegesis Levison demonstrates that each early Jewish author painted a unique portrait of Adam by utilizing Adam to express a particular, preconceived theological Tendenz. This study therefore displaces the notion that a unified Adam mythology existed in early Judaism with the recognition that each author readily adapted the early chapters of Genesis according to specific needs and aims. Alongside an introduction which surveys studies of early Jewish interpretations of Adam and studies on the Adam cycle, this book contains analyses of all relevant passages from Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Philo, Jubilees, Josephus, 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, Apocalypse of Moses and Vita Adae et Evae. This monograph is an indispensable tool for both Old and New Testament studies, providing a variety of early Jewish examples of biblical exegesis from c. 200 BCE to 135 CE, as well as insight into the milieu within which Paul and other early Christian writers formulated their own unique interpretations of Adam.

Release date NZ

January 29th, 2015

Author

John R Levison

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Pages

272

Series

Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Biblical Studies

Dimensions

156x234x16

ISBN-13

9781474230315

Product ID

22868285

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