Genres of Rewriting in Second Temple Judaism

Zahn, Molly M.

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“…Following Herder, scripturality is often conceived to have been a game changer with regard to the transmission of tradition, "Textpflege" and "Sinnpflege" (Assmann) step apart, as do "text" and "interpretation". However, facing the more recent discussion on transmission, textual stability, and the implicit interpretation in transmission processes, this holds less water than usually expected (see, for example, Zahn 2020). Of course, even texts themselves are not static; although the words may not change, they become dynamic through the process of interpretation and re-interpretation (within and beyond texts).…”

Section: Innovation As Renovationmentioning

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Tradition of reform as reform of tradition: Some considerations on the relation of religion and reform

Frevel

2021

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This article begins by questioning the commonly held assumption that tradition is fixed and does not change over time. Reform, which is all about introducing change and bringing newness, must be opposed to tradition. In light of recent scholarly discussion, this article suggests that tradition is a dynamic concept. As traditions undergo constant revision and amendment, the article takes a renewed look at the relationship between reform and tradition. The concept "reform" is understood as a means of change with recourse to the past. Reform, it is argued, while currently more of a highly metaphorical and no less normative concept, proves to be a structural moment of tradition insofar as reform is related to tradition and tradition to reform. This insight is then combined with a reflection on the concept of "invention" with regard to tradition. It is argued that invention is an inherent moment in the structure of tradition. To demonstrate the relationship between reform and tradition, three short case studies are developed, in which the recourse to traditions in reforms turns out to be an innovation and an invention of tradition. These three examples are the Josianic reform in 2 Kings 22-23, Ezra's reading of the Torah in Nehemiah 8, and the renewal of YHWH worship in Samaria in 2 Kings 17.

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Section: Innovation As Renovationmentioning

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Tradition of reform as reform of tradition: Some considerations on the relation of religion and reform

Frevel

2021

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Ancient Literacy Practices and Script Communities

Mandell¹

2023

A New Companion to Linguistic Anthropology

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The Book of Daniel as Witness to the Pluriform Bible

Yarchin

2021

Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture

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The Book of Daniel is an anthology that comes to us in a variety of compositional configurations distinguished in their organization by genre and chronology. Daniel’s varied compositional configurations—MT, Old Greek, Theodotion, Syriac—characterize the book as a literary exercise in divinatory wisdom that can point readers in different directions. The wisdom promoted in MT Daniel is mantic in that it is concerned with how knowledge of God’s effective reality in history can be divined (apocalyptic). In other forms of Daniel, the wisdom recommended for ancient Jews is mundane in that it is concerned with how they may conduct themselves with integrity within their own communities and relative to others (wisdom). I argue that, in the case of Daniel, the meaning of this biblical book is indicated not only in its semantic content but also through the various compositional configurations given to it during antiquity. This finding is consistent with a need for the sort of textually and compositionally pluriform Bible edition articulated by James Sanders.

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Genres of Rewriting in Second Temple Judaism

Cited by 15 publications

References 159 publications

Tradition of reform as reform of tradition: Some considerations on the relation of religion and reform

Tradition of reform as reform of tradition: Some considerations on the relation of religion and reform

Ancient Literacy Practices and Script Communities

The Book of Daniel as Witness to the Pluriform Bible

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