Description
Book SynopsisBiblicists have long been aware that some compositions in the Bible cite and allude to other compositions. At times these practices are obvious; often, however, they are not. Essays in this volume focus on subtle, not-so-obvious, unrecognized cases of citation and allusion as well as on unrecognized 'translations' from other languages. Individual authors address unapparent cases and the methodological considerations on which their status as 'genuine' can be established. The essays in this volume are significant because of the methodological considerations and cautions that they describe and the varied texts that they analyze. Biblicists drawing on insights from this book will be able to provide thicker descriptions of Israelite literature and literacy and to construct relative chronologies of biblical compositions with greater accuracy than has been possible until now.
Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Echoes of Texts PastZiony ZevitClarifying Matters of Theory and Method2. Identifying Literary Allusions: Theory and the Criterion of Shared LanguageJoseph Ryan Kelly, Tempe Preparatory Academy3. Method in Determining the Dependence of Biblical on Non-Biblical Texts David M. Carr, Union Theological Seminary in New YorkMulti-Lingual Scribes and their Archives4. Subtle Citation, Allusion, and Translation: Evidence in Hittite Texts and Some Biblical Implications Ada Taggar-Cohen, Doshisha UniversityInner Biblical Allusions and Citations5. Identifying Torah Sources in the Historical Psalms Marc Z. Brettler, Brandeis University6. Identifying Subtle Allusions: The Promise of Narrative TrackingJeffery M. Leonard, Samford University7. Literary Allusions and Assumptions about Textual FamiliarityJoel S. Baden, Yale University8. Isaiah 60-62 in Intertextual PerspectiveMarvin A. Sweeney, Claremont School of TheologyExtra Biblical Allusions, Citations, and Translations9. The Book of Job and Mesopotamian Literature: How Many Degrees of Separation?Edward L. Greenstein, Bar-Ilan University10. Method in the Study of Textual Source Dependence: The Covenant CodeDavid P. Wright, Brandeis University11. To Refer or Not to Refer: That is the QuestionPeter Machinist, Harvard University12. Gauging Egyptian Influences on Biblical LiteratureMichael V. Fox, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAfterword13. A Future for Back-referencingZiony Zevit
