Scriptural Authority in Early Judaism and Ancient Christianity

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The impact of earlier works to the literature of early Judaism is an intensively researched topic in contemporary scholarship. This volume is based on an international conference held at the Sapientia College of Theology in Budapest, May 18­­–21, 2010. The contributors explore scriptural authority in early Jewish literature and the writings of nascent Christianity. They study the impact of earlier literature in the formulation of theological concepts and books of the Second Temple Period. Vorwort / Preface Which Kind of Authority? The Authority of the Torah during the Hellenistic and the Roman Periods Qohelet and Scriptural Authority Pseudonymous Authorship and Structures of Authority in the Letter of Aristeas Reframing Scripture: A Fresh Look at Baruch’s So-Called “Citations” Scriptural Authority and the Ancestor as its Teacher and Example in the Book of Tobit Ben Sira as Negotiator of Authoritative Traditions Ein unkonventioneller Umgang mit der biblischen Autorität. Siras Art in hellenistischer Umgebung aus seiner Bibel zu denken und zu sprechen “Set Your Desire on My Words”: Authoritative Traditions in the Wisdom of Solomon Scriptural Authority in the Book of Jubilees Die geheime Offenbarung – Zur Autorität der Schrift im IV Esra The Sources of Authority in Second Baruch Writing Scripturally in the Testament of Job. Advancing Our Notions of Scripture and Authority in Judean Literature of the Early Roman Era Authority of a Forgiven King: David's Psalms in the Letter to the Romans Scriptural Authority in Q Schriftgebrauch in der Stephanusepisode: Apg 6,1–8,3 Frühchristliche Ansprüche auf die Schriften Israels Index of References Index of Subjects