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Argues that a robust understanding of ancient genre facilitates proper textual interpretation. Adopting a cognitive-prototype theory of genre, Sean Adams provides a detailed discussion of Jewish authors writing in Greek from ca. 300 BCE to ca. 135 CE - including New Testament authors - and their participation in Greek genres.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Jewish Epic Poetry
  • 3 Other Jewish-Greek Poets
  • 4 Didactic Literature
  • 5 Jewish Philosophical Treatises
  • 6 Jewish Novelists
  • 7 Jewish Historians
  • 8 Jewish Biographers
  • 9 Concluding Observations

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      Publisher: Baylor University Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2020
      ISBN13: 9781481312912, 978-1481312912
      ISBN10: 148131291X
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      Ancient history History of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Argues that a robust understanding of ancient genre facilitates proper textual interpretation. Adopting a cognitive-prototype theory of genre, Sean Adams provides a detailed discussion of Jewish authors writing in Greek from ca. 300 BCE to ca. 135 CE - including New Testament authors - and their participation in Greek genres.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Abbreviations
      • 1 Introduction
      • 2 Jewish Epic Poetry
      • 3 Other Jewish-Greek Poets
      • 4 Didactic Literature
      • 5 Jewish Philosophical Treatises
      • 6 Jewish Novelists
      • 7 Jewish Historians
      • 8 Jewish Biographers
      • 9 Concluding Observations

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