The compilational history of the Megilloth
Subtitle: canon, contoured intertextuality and meaning in the writings
By: Timothy J. Stone
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe -- 59; Forschungen zum Alten Testament -- 59.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9783161523755
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Notes: Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - University of St. Andrews, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface -- Introduction : the shape of the writings; title: Canon and compilation --; title: The canonical approach --; title: The compilation of the twelve and the psalter --; title: The twelve --; title: Intertextuality and compilation consciousness --; title: Diachronic development of the twelve --; title: Intention within a collection --; title: Order of the books --; title: The psalter --; title: Conclusion --; title: The collection of the writings in antiquity -- -- Introduction; title: History of the old testament canon --; title: Core issues --; title: Definitions of canon --; title: Ben sira --; title: Dead sea scrolls and the stabilization text --; title: Use of texts in the new testament --; title: Against apion and 4 era --; title: Rabbinic literature --; title: Conclusion --; title: The arrangement of the writings in antiquity -- -- Introduction; title: The shape of the writings --; title: Order in antiquity --; title: Temple collection --; title: The od tstament witness to order --; title: Greek tradition --; title: Hebrew arrangement of the writings --; title: Baba Batra 14b --; title: Masoretic arrangement --; title: Writings' arrangements --; title: Conclusion --; title: Ruth's migration -- -- Introduction; title: Ruth between judges and samuel --; title: Judges 17-21 and Ruth --; title: Ruth and samuel --; title: Ruth in the former prophets --; title: Ruth in the writings --; title: Proverbs 31 in proverbs --; title: Proverbs 31 and ruth --; title: Proverbs and ruth --; title: Ruth and the psalter --; title: Conclusion --; title: Esther framed --; title: Esther's reception --; title: The genre question --; title: Esther's compilational context --; title: Lamentations and esther --; title: Esther and daniel 1-6 --; title: Esther and ezra-nehemiah --; title: Theology of esther --; title: Mordecai --; title: Esther --; title: Haman --; title: God --; title: Conclusion --; title: The compilation of the song of songs, ecclesiastes, and lamentations -- -- Introduction; title: The song of songs --; title: Ecclesiastes --; title: Lamentations --; title: Macro-structure of the megilloth ---- Concluding summation-- Primary source bibliography-- Bibliography-- Indexes.