Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings: From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion

Name: Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings: From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion
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Author: C.T.R. Hayward
ISBN: 9780199242375

From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion

by C.T.R. Hayward

Hardback
416 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford
14 x 21.6 x 2.7 cm

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Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical study of ancient exegesis of the title 'Israel' and the meanings attributed to it among Jews down to Talmudic times, along with some early Christian materials. C. T. R. Hayward explores ancient etymologies of 'Israel', and the utilization of these very varied explanations of the name in sustained works of exegesis like "Jubilees"; the writings of Ben Sira, Philo, and Josephus; and selected Rabbinic texts including "Aramaic Targumim". He also examines translational works like the "Septuagint", to illuminate those writings' sense of what it meant to be a Jew.