Before the Bible: The Liturgical Body and the Formation of Scriptures in Early Judaism

ISBN-13: 9780190212216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 192 str.

Judith Newman

Opis

Before the Bible argues that a key to understanding the formation of scripture is the widespread practice of individual and communal prayer in early Judaism. Newman demonstrates that scriptures were formed because of the intertwined relationship of worship practices, learned sages who interpreted scripture, and the ongoing performance of scriptural tradition.

Recenzje

In this highly original book, Judith Newman casts new light on the formation of Scripture, by avoiding a teleological narrative, and focusing instead on the ways in which scriptural texts were used in prayer, to form the identities of individuals and of communities. This is an important contribution to our understanding of both Judaism and Christianity in antiquity.

O autorze

Judith Newman is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism in the Department for the Study of Religion and Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto. Trained at Yale Divinity School (MAR) and Harvard (PhD), her current research interests are in the ritual performance of texts particularly as this intersects with the formation of communities in early Judaism and Christianity. Emerging projects include a commentary on the book of Judith and its reception through the ages; and a study that reconceives early Jewish temporalities.