4 Baruch: Paraleipomena Jeremiou

Dale C. Allison, Jr.

Published by De Gruyter 2019

4 Baruch

Paraleipomena Jeremiou

Dale C. Allison, Jr.

In the series Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110269802

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This is the first full-scale, verse-by-verse commentary on 4 Baruch. The pseudepigraphon, written in the second century, is in large measure an attempt to address the situation following the destruction of the temple in 70 CE by recounting legends about the first destruction of the temple, the Babylonian captivity, and the return from exile. 4 Bruch is notable for its tale about Jeremiah's companion, Abimelech, who sleeps through the entire exilic period. This tale lies behind the famous Christian legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and is part of the genealogy of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle." Allison's commentary draws upon an exceptionally broad range of ancient sources in an attempt to clarify 4 Baruch's original setting, compositional history, and meaning.

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Dale C. Allison, Jr., Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ, USA

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Dale Allison Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
INTRODUCTION
I. Greek Texts and Versions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. Title and Genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
III. Structure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
IV. Major Themes and Motifs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
V. Original Language and Style Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
VI. Jewish or Christian? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
VII. Scriptural Intertextuality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
VIII. Extra-Canonical Literary Relationships and Compositional History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
IX. Date, Place, Sitz im Leben Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
X. Reception History and Modern Scholarship Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
XI. Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
COMMENTARY
Chapter 1: Prophecy of the Destruction of Jerusalem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Chapter 2: Lamentation of Jeremiah and Baruch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Chapter 3: The Preservation of the Temple Vessels and Abimelech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 4: Destruction and Exile Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 5: Abimelech’s Sleep and the Preservation of the Figs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Chapter 6: Baruch’s Letter to Jeremiah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Chapter 7: Jeremiah’s Letter to Baruch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
Chapter 8: The Origin of the Samaritans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Chapter 9: Jeremiah’s Vision and Martyrdom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	457
Index of References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485
Index of Names and Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	630

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of early Jewish literature, historians of antiquity
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 640
Keywords: Pseudepigrapha; Early Judaism; 4 Baruch; Bible Commentary; Early Christianity

eBook

Published: October 21, 2019
ISBN: 9783110269802

Hardcover

Published: October 21, 2019
ISBN: 9783110269734