Eusebius and the Jewish Authors

His Citation Technique in an Apologetic Context
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-14990-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 64, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 767 g

Reihe: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

Eusebius and the Jewish Authors examines Eusebius of Caesarea’s use of non-biblical Jewish texts (e.g. Philo, Josephus, Aristobulus) in his Praeparatio evangelica and Demonstratio evangelica. In the first part, Sabrina Inowlocki looks at the citation process in Ancient Greek Literature and in Eusebius’ own double apologetic work. She also analyzes Eusebius’ conception of Judaism. The second part is devoted to a detailed study of Eusebius’ methodology in appropriating these texts from both a philological and a philosophical/theological perspective.
Through the lens of his exploitation of Jewish quotations, this book defies the traditional perception of Eusebius as being a mere compiler and nuances the manner in which his presentation of the relation between Judaism and Christianity is often seen.
This study will be very useful to readers interested in the reception of Jewish texts in Christian literature, in the relations between Judaism and Christianity, and in Christian apologetics.
This translation was made possible through a generous grant from the Fondation Universitaire in Brussels (www.fondationuniversitaire.be).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inowlocki, Sabrina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
I. PRESENTATION OF THE SUBJECT
II. THE CITATION PROCESS IN GREEK ANTIQUITY AND IN THE APODEIXIS
III. THE CITATIONS OF NON-JEWISH AUTHORS IN THE APODEIXIS
IV. THE ' HEBREWS ' AND THE ' JEWS ' ACCORDING TO EUSEBIUS: THE JEWISH AUTHORS’
V. THE ' TRAVAIL DE LA CITATION ' IN THE APODEIXIS: THE CASE OF THE JEWISH AUTHORS’ CITATIONS
VI. EUSEBIUS’ USE OF THE JEWISH AUTHORS’ CITATIONS IN THE APODEIXIS
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. PRIMARY SOURCES
A. Eusebius
B. Aristobulus and the “Minor Jewish Authors”
C. Philo of Alexandria
D. Flavius Josephus
E. Pseudo-Aristeas, Letter to Philocrates
F. Other Texts
2. SECONDARY SOURCES
INDEX
1. ANCIENT AUTHORS
2. BIBLICAL AND PARA-BIBLICAL SOURCES
3. JEWISH AUTHORS
4. CHRISTIAN AUTHORS
5. MODERN AUTHORS

Über Autor(innen)

Sabrina Inowlocki, M.Litt. Oxford and Ph.D. University of Brussels, is a post-doctoral fellow of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium) and a Golda Meir Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has published articles on Josephus and Eusebius in HTR, JJS and the Studia Philonica Annual. She is currently working on the reception of the Bible in early Christian literature