Numerical Sayings in the Literatures of the Ancient Near East, in the Bible, in the Book of Ben-Sira and in Rabbinic Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19525656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariel-Ram Pasternak (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Shamir Yona (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 202-244 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Rabbinic Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4857 • E-ISSN: 1570-0704 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700704-12341305 |
| OpenAlex | W2566519599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper follows the use of numbers from the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern literature, through the book of Ben-Sira, and ultimately to the Rabbinic literature. We show that the Rabbis were familiar with the Biblical use of numbers as rhetorical devices and used numbers in the same ways that the Bible did
Art · Biblical studies · Hebrew Bible · Jewish literature · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Rhetorical question · Theology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |