Figures who Shape Scriptures, Scriptures that Shape Figures: Essays in Honour of Benjamin G. Wright III

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The papers of the volume investigate how authoritative figures in the Second Temple Period and beyond contributed to forming the Scriptures of Judaism, as well as how these Scriptures shaped ideal figures as authoritative in Early Judaism. The topic of the volume thus reflects Ben Wright's research, who-especially with his work on Ben Sira, on the Letter of Aristeas, and on various problems of authority in Early Jewish texts-creatively contributed to the study of the formation of Scriptures, and to the understanding of the figures behind these texts. Contents Preface Bibliography of Benjamin G. Wright III (1984–2017) Part 1: Figures Moses in the Septuagint Adding Profile to Moses and Joshua No Small Difference When Introducing Samuel in Sirach 46:13 David in the Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum The Reception of the Figure of David in Late Antique Synagogue Art A New Suggestion Concerning the Enigmatic Elioud of the Book of the Watchers Simon and the Actualization of Wisdom in the Jerusalem Temple Part 2: Scriptures The Book of Ruth as Social Commentary in Early Judaism Glimpses into Ben Sira’s Society Exemplars of Humility and the Discourse of Authority in Second Temple Judaism Gibberish? Die Idee von „Geschichte“ im 2. Makkabäerbuch Where’s Rome? King and God List of contributors Index