TY - BOOK AU - Najman,Hindy TI - Past renewals: interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity T2 - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, SN - 9789004180482 AV - BM529 .N35 2010 U1 - 221.609 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Philo, KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Canon KW - Book of Jubilees KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Authority KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism KW - Tradition (Judaism) KW - Rabbinical literature KW - History and criticism KW - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D KW - Jewish law KW - Decision making KW - Rabbis KW - Office N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; H. Najman --; Chapter One. The Symbolic Significance Of Writing In Ancient Judaism; H. Najman --; Chapter Two. Interpretation As Primordial Writing: Jubilees And Its Authority Conferring Strategies; H. Najman --; Chapter Three. Torah Of Moses: Pseudonymous Attribution In Second Temple Writings; H. Najman --; Chapter Four. The Law Of Nature And The Authority Of Mosaic Law; H. Najman --; Chapter Five. A Written Copy Of The Law Of Nature: An Unthinkable Paradox?; H. Najman --; Chapter Six. Angels At Sinai: Exegesis, Theology And Interpretive Authority; H. Najman --; Chapter Seven. Towards A Study Of The Uses Of The Concept Of Wilderness In Ancient Judaism; H. Najman --; Chapter Eight. Between Heaven And Earth: Liminal Visions In 4 Ezra; H. Najman --; Chapter Nine. Philosophical Contemplation And Revelatory Inspiration In Ancient Judean Traditions; H. Najman --; Chapter Ten. Reconsidering Jubilees: Prophecy And Exemplarity; H. Najman --; Chapter Eleven. Cain And Abel As Character Traits: A Study In The Allegorical Typology Of Philo Of Alexandria; H. Najman --; Chapter Twelve. The Quest For Perfection In Ancient Judaism; H. Najman --; Chapter Thirteen. How Should We Contextualize Pseudepigrapha? Imitation And Emulation In 4 Ezra; H. Najman --; Chapter Fourteen. Text And Figure In Ancient Jewish Paideia; H. Najman --; Index Of Ancient Authors And Texts; H. Najman --; Index Of Modern Authors; H. Najman --; Subject Index; H. Najman; Available to subscribing member institutions only UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004180468.i-270 ER -