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The Formation of the Jewish Canon / Timothy H. Lim.

By: Material type: TextSeries: The Anchor Yale Bible reference libraryPublication details: London : Yale University Press, c2013.Description: xiv, 288 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780300164343 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.12 23 LIM
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Short Loan Books Bishop Bukenya Library Closed Access l Short Loan 221.12 LIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 142981

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.

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