T&t Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek

Sean A. Adams is Professor of New Testament and Ancient Culture at the University of Glasgow UK.Marieke Dhont is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK.

This volume provides a critical introduction to Hellenistic Jewish Literature. It offers serious students and scholars with an overview of the scholarly issues for each work (covering issues such as date, provenance, language, content, style, reception, contribution to ancient Judaism, etc.) as well as important information about critical editions, manuscripts, and secondary scholarship, serving as a clear starting point for anyone who is interested in this corpus of literature.The volume begins with a set of thematic essays, providing orientation for the reader and examining core general issues such as language, geography and identity. The core of the volume provides overviews of the scholarly issues surrounding texts. Each entry provides readers with the core information necessary to study the text in depth and to understand its impact upon our understanding of Hellenistic Judaism and its later reception.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction, Sean A. Adams and Marieke Dhont2. Hellenism/Jews in the Graeco-Roman World, Erich Gruen3. Jewish Multilingualism, Benjamin Kantor4. Jewish Identity, Kathy Ehrensperger5. Geography, David Noy6. Jewish Material in Christian Sources, Liv Ingeborg Lied7a Septuagint (incl. Deuterocanon.), Will Ross7b Greek compositions in the LXX, Gerbern Oegema8. Demetrius the Chronographer, Sylvie Honigman9. Eupolemus, Robert Doran10. Aristobulus, Markus Mülke11. Letter of Aristeas, Ben Wright12. Pseudo-Hecataeus, Ekaterina Matusova13. Fragmentary Jewish Historians, Gregory Sterling14. Artapanus, Jed Wyrick15. Poetic fragments with Jewish content, Max Leventhal16. Ezekiel's Exagogê, Max Kramer17. Pseudo-Phocylides, Michael Tilly18. Sibylline Oracles:18a 1-2, Jane Lightfoot18b 3-5, John Collins18c 6-12, Ashley Bacchi19. Joseph and Aseneth ,Gillian Glass20. Testament of Job, Maria Ciaota21. Testaments of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Robert Walker22. Testament of Moses, JW Van Henten23. Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs ,Patrick Pouchelle24. Orphica, Fabienne Jourdan25. Lives of the Prophets, A.M. Schwemer26. Life of Adam and Eve, Jack Levison27. Apocryphon of Ezekiel, Joseph Scales28. Henoch in Greek, Elena Dugan29. Jewish inscriptions , Noah Kaye30. Prayer of Joseph, Justin Schedtler31. Prayer of Jacob, Justin Schedtler32. Jewish prayer texts, Jelle Verburg33. Book of Ahiqar, Seth A. Bledsoe34. Philo of Alexandria, Michael Cover35. Josephus, Tessa Rajak36. Gospels, Eve-Marie Becker37. Paul, Todd Still38. Acts, Kindalee DeLong39. Catholic Epistles, Rubin McClain40. Revelation, Roberto Mata41. Potential Jewish sources in Christian works41a Pseudo-Clem, James Carleton Paget41b Apostolic Constitutions, Menahem Kister41c Apocalypse of Ezra, Ryan CominsBibliographyIndex