Inhalt: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Biblical and Second Temple Studies -- Glimpses of Prayers and Poetics in the Book of Amos / Beyerle, Stefan -- The Prayer in Ben Sira 22:27-23:6 and the Prosodic Version in MS ENA 3053.3 / Beentjes, Pancratius C. -- Ben Sira's Teaching on Prayer: The Example of the Generations of Old / Calduch-Benages, Nuria -- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Theology in Ben Sira 17:25-18:14 / Corley, Jeremy -- "When she ended her prayer ...". A Study of the Relationship between the Hebrew and the Greek Texts of the Book of Esther / De Troyer, Kristin -- Rediscoveries in Judaism: The Temple and the Return to Israel in 2 Macc 1:10-2:18 / Duggan, Michael W. -- Did Judith Go to the Miqweh? / Egger-Wenzel, Renate -- Wisdom 9, an "Inset Psalm" / Gilbert, Maurice -- The Qumran Tefillin and Their Possible Master Copies / Tov, Emanuel -- The Prayer of Faith - the Prayer of the Righteous (Jas 5:13-18): Where the "Ways" Intersect / Wischmeyer, Oda -- Part II: Rabbinic Traditions -- A New Look at the Nuptial Benedictions in Babylonia and Palestine / Elizur, Shulamit -- The Poetics and Theology of Adon Olam / Kimelman, Reuven -- Re-Examining the Early Evidence for Rabbinic Liturgy: How Fixed Were Its Prayer Texts? / Langer, Ruth / Sarason, Richard S. -- The Introduction of the Hallel into the Passover Seder and the Split of the Chapters 114 and 115 in the Book of Psalms / Leonhard, Clemens -- Ritual and Communal Responsibility: Hanina bar Hama and the Sepphoreans / Levine, David -- Whom to Remember: Sarah or Noah? / Lisitsa, Alona -- The Behavioral and the Mental in Jewish Worship: Is There A Hierarchy? / Marx, Dalia -- The Qumran Psalter and the Medieval Palestinian Tefillat ha-Shir / Kretzmer, Vered Raziel / Ben-Dov, Jonathan -- "We shall glorify You, our King": A Poetic Passage in the Second Benediction of the Grace after Meals / Shmidman, Avi / Ehrlich, Uri -- The Rabbinic Traditions about the Establishment of the Amidah: Some Observations / Tabory, Joseph -- List of Publications of Professor Stefan C. Reif -- List of Contributors -- Index of References -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects The contributors and editors dedicate this volume of research to Professor Stefan C. Reif on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Together these twenty papers reflect our appreciation for his exemplary scholarship and lifelong commitment to acquaint our world with the theological and cultural riches of Jewish Studies.This collection reflects the breadth of Prof. Reif's interests insofar as it is a combination of Second Temple studies and Jewish studies on the roots of Jewish prayer and liturgy which is his main field of expertise. Contributions on biblical and second temple studies cover Amos, Ben Sira, Esther, 2 Maccabees, Judith, Wisdom, Qumran Psalms, and James. Contributions on Jewish studies cover nuptial and benedictions after meals, Adon Olam, Passover Seder, Amidah, the Medieval Palestinian Tefillat ha-Shir, and other aspects of rabbinic liturgy.Moreover, the regional diversity of scholars from Israel, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America mirrors Stefan's travels as a lecturer and the reach of his publications. The volume includes a foreword of appreciation and a bibliographic list of Professor Reif's works |
