Hebrew Scripture in Patristic Biblical Theory

Canon, Language, Text
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22633-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 114, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1240 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

The status of the Christian Old Testament as originally Hebrew scripture had certain theoretical implications for many early Christians. While they based their exegesis on Greek translations and considered the LXX inspired in its own right, the Fathers did acknowledge the Hebrew origins of their Old Testament and in some ways defined their Bible accordingly. Hebrew scripture exerted its influence on patristic biblical theory especially in regard to issues of the canon, language, and text of the Bible. For many Fathers, only documents thought to be originally composed in Hebrew could be considered canonical, the Hebrew language was considered the primordial language subsequently confined to Israel, and the LXX, as the most faithful translation, corresponded precisely to the Hebrew text.

Zielgruppe

All those in ancient biblical interpretation, as well as students and scholars of the text and canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gallagher, Edmon Louis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
The Canon of Scripture
The Language of Scripture
The Text of Scripture
2. The Old Testament Canon in Patristic Biblical Theory
The Date Criterion
The Synagogal Criterion
The Ecclesiastical Criterion
Conclusion
3. Hebrew Scripture and the Canon of the Old Testament
Julius Africanus
Origen
Other Evidence for the Hebrew Criterion in Patristic Literature
Conclusion
4. The Language of Hebrew Scripture and Patristic Biblical Theory
Hebrew: The Holy Language of Judaism
Hebrew and Aramaic in Patristic Thought
Conclusion
5. Hebrew Scripture and the Text of the Old Testament
The Text of the Septuagint in Early Judaism
The Biblical Text in Early Christianity
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Gallagher, Edmon Louis
Edmon L. Gallagher, Ph.D. (2010) in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Cincinnati), is Assistant Professor of Biblical Literature at Heritage Christian University in Florence, Alabama.

Edmon L. Gallagher, Ph.D. (2010) in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Cincinnati), is Assistant Professor of Biblical Literature at Heritage Christian University in Florence, Alabama.