description: 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING, Edited by Randal A. Argall, Beverly A. Bow, and Rodney A. Werline. Published by Trinity Press International, 2000. Twenty-six essays in honor of George W.E. Nickelsburg, examine the reuse and reinterpretation of authoritative tradition in early Judaism and early Christianity. Publisher's "The current generation of biblical scholarship bears the unmistakable imprint of George Nickelburg's steady insistence on paying attention to the Second Temple period. In a fitting recognition of his influence, For A Later Generation acknowledges the indebtedness of Bible readers to his pioneering work in this field." Among the articles included The Suda and the "Priesthood of Jesus"; A Hellenistic Jewish Source on the Essense in Philo, Every Good Man is Free 75-91 and Josephus, Antiquities 18.18-22; Prophetic Rhetoric in 6 Ezra; Melchizedek's Birth Narrative in 2 Enoch 68-73; How did they Pray? Times of Prayer in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature; The Metamorphosis of Isaiah 13:2-14:27; The Ironic End of Joash in Chronicles; Wisdom Psalms and the Shaping of the Hebrew Psalter; The Ending of Luke and the Ending of the Odyssey; Exegesis of Genesis 1 in the Gospels of Thomas and John; Jesus' True The Synoptic Tradition and Thomas; more
language: English
title: For a Later Generation: The Transformation of Tradition in Israel, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity
titlecomplete: For a Later Generation: The Transformation of Tradition in Israel, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity
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publisher: UNKNO