description: Provides a view of the state of biblical interpretation in Alexandria during Pseudo-Solomon's lifetime as well as of the nature of biblical interpretation during the Second Temple period. Argues that what the Wisdom of Solomon, by Pseudo-Solomon, says about the Exodus cannot be understood in isolation, but rather in the context of a set of exegetic traditions concerning the Pentateuch. Evidence for this pre- existing set of traditions is found both in an investigation of Pseudo-Solomon's understanding of scripture and in a number of other texts of the Second Temple period. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Exodus Retold: Ancient Exegesis of the Departure from Egypt in Wis 15-21 and 19:1-9
titlecomplete: Exodus Retold: Ancient Exegesis of the Departure from Egypt in Wis 15-21 and 19:1-9 (Harvard Semitic Monographs)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Brill Academic Pub