Hellenism and the Primary History: The Imprint of Greek Sources in Genesis - 2 Kings

ISBN-13: 9780367462468 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 216 str.

Robert Karl Gnuse

Opis

This collection of essays seeks to demonstrate that many biblical authors deliberately used Classical and Hellenistic Greek texts for inspiration when crafting many of the narratives in the Primary History. With an original introduction and final chapter, Gnuse pulls his essays together into a coherent collection for the first time.

Recenzje

"Let it be said from the start that this book is great: it is dedicated to fighting for its cause and yet it is full of prudence and restraint.[...]I found Gnuse’s book very engaging in that his tone is always prudent and circumspect, his arguments well founded or, if not, not forced upon the reader. I also found the thematic and narrative comparisons always detailed and the device of the ‘implied transmission channel’ interesting so as to open our minds to cultural familiarity. All this should invite biblical scholars to accept dialogue and reflect further upon history and methodology."
-Stéphanie Anthonioz, Histos