Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
Biographic Data
| ID | 1423733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Edidin Scolnic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin Edidin |
| FAMILY NAME | Scolnic |
| SIGNATURE | SCOLNIC B E |
| AFFILIATIONS | SCSU Hamden, CTUnited States |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Prophet of Second Chances
The author of the Book of Jonah carefully selected the prophet Jonah ben Amittai, mentioned briefly in 2 Kings 14:23–29, to be the anti-hero of his tale. We may integrate knowledge from the historical context of this prophet’s lifetime in the eighth century bce to see structural parallels between the sinful actions, Y hwh ’s merciful responses to the actions, and the continued sinful actions, of Jonah, Israel and Assyria. Jonah becomes the prophe…
The Festival of Dionysus in 2 Macc 6
Recent scholarship has maintained that the Dionysian rites of 2 Macc 6:7b are not historical because evidence of this cult in Seleukid official policy is seen as meager at best. A review of Antiochus IV ’s coinage, his procession at Daphne, his designation of Geron the Athenian as enforcer of the imposed cult, and other allusions to promiscuity in the Temple may indicate that this reference to Dionysian practices is at least plausible
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The Festival of Dionysus in 2 Macc 6
Recent scholarship has maintained that the Dionysian rites of 2 Macc 6:7b are not historical because evidence of this cult in Seleukid official policy is seen as meager at best. A review of Antiochus IV ’s coinage, his procession at Daphne, his designation of Geron the Athenian as enforcer of the imposed cult, and other allusions to promiscuity in the Temple may indicate that this reference to Dionysian practices is at least plausible
The Prophet of Second Chances
The author of the Book of Jonah carefully selected the prophet Jonah ben Amittai, mentioned briefly in 2 Kings 14:23–29, to be the anti-hero of his tale. We may integrate knowledge from the historical context of this prophet’s lifetime in the eighth century bce to see structural parallels between the sinful actions, Y hwh ’s merciful responses to the actions, and the continued sinful actions, of Jonah, Israel and Assyria. Jonah becomes the prophe…
Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · History (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Assyria (1 work) · Biblical studies (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Classics (1 work)