Aristotle and Hippocrates in the Book of Jubilees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10907119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin David Strong (0000-0002-1330-6223, University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, in 46556 USA [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-330 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700631-12340147 |
| OpenAlex | W2599201167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article explores undetected Greco-Roman backgrounds to three texts in Jubilees: the map of the world (8:10-12, 29-30), the introduction of Jacob and Esau (19:13-15), and Esau’s speech and its aftermath (37:18-38:3). The presence of Greco-Roman physiognomy and ethnography in these texts yields insight into the author’s purpose for including Esau’s otherwise unattested speech, his changes to the base text of the Jacob and Esau narratives, and the function of the map of the world. External to the text proper, the results are significant for uncovering the author’s understanding of the Judeans and Idumeans in his own time and is suggestive for the debate concerning whether Jubilees is polemicizing within a sectarian Jewish context or against external powers. These backgrounds are also significant in the broader discourse concerning how the author of Jubilees, among other late-Second Temple Jewish authors, navigates his relationship with contemporary Hellenistic frameworks
Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Context (archaeology · Jewish literature · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Narrative · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |