The Formation of the Jewish Canon /
Lim, Timothy H.
The Formation of the Jewish Canon / Timothy H. Lim. - London : Yale University Press, c2013. - xiv, 288 p. ; 25 cm. - The Anchor Yale Bible reference library .
Includes bibliographical references(p. 243-275) and index.
Modern and ancient views of the canon -- The emergence of the canon reconsidered -- The earliest canonical lists and notices -- The Torah in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods -- The letter of Aristeas and its early interpreters -- The wisdom of Jesus ben Sira and 2 Maccabees -- The Dead Sea scrolls and authoritative scriptures -- The holy books of the Essenes and Therapeutae -- Canon in the Gospels and Pauline letters -- The formation of the Jewish canon -- Appendix 1: Some modern canons -- Appendix 2: Early canonical lists -- Appendix 3: Bryennios and Epiphanius lists -- Appendix 4: Extra-canonical Jewish writings and the Pauline letters -- Appendix 5: Scriptural references in Sirach 44:50.
9780300164343 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bible.--Old Testament--Canon.
Bible.--Old Testament--History.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Canon (Literature)--History.
221.12 / LIM
The Formation of the Jewish Canon / Timothy H. Lim. - London : Yale University Press, c2013. - xiv, 288 p. ; 25 cm. - The Anchor Yale Bible reference library .
Includes bibliographical references(p. 243-275) and index.
Modern and ancient views of the canon -- The emergence of the canon reconsidered -- The earliest canonical lists and notices -- The Torah in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods -- The letter of Aristeas and its early interpreters -- The wisdom of Jesus ben Sira and 2 Maccabees -- The Dead Sea scrolls and authoritative scriptures -- The holy books of the Essenes and Therapeutae -- Canon in the Gospels and Pauline letters -- The formation of the Jewish canon -- Appendix 1: Some modern canons -- Appendix 2: Early canonical lists -- Appendix 3: Bryennios and Epiphanius lists -- Appendix 4: Extra-canonical Jewish writings and the Pauline letters -- Appendix 5: Scriptural references in Sirach 44:50.
9780300164343 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bible.--Old Testament--Canon.
Bible.--Old Testament--History.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Canon (Literature)--History.
221.12 / LIM