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Portraits of Adam in Early Judaism

From Sirach to 2 Baruch

by John R. Levison

  • Hardback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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This book provides the most thorough and systematic analysis of early Jewish interpretations of Adam currently available. With detailed exegesis Levison demonstrates that each early Jewish author painted a unique portrait of Adam by utilizing Adam to express a particular, preconceived theological Tendenz. This study therefore displaces the notion that a unified Adam mythology existed in early Judaism with the recognition that each author readily adapted the early chapters of Genesis according to specific needs and aims. Alongside an introduction which surveys studies of early Jewish interpretations of Adam and studies on the Adam cycle, this book contains analyses of all relevant passages from Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Philo, Jubilees, Josephus, 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, Apocalypse of Moses and Vita Adae et Evae. This monograph is an indispensable tool for both Old and New Testament studies, providing a variety of early Jewish examples of biblical exegesis from c. 200 BCE to 135 CE, as well as insight into the milieu within which Paul and other early Christian writers formulated their own unique interpretations of Adam.
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  • Author

    John R. Levison

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    January 2015

  • Weight

    541g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781474230315

  • ISBN-10

    1474230318

  • Eden Code

    4310062

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