Do You Not Remember?: Scripture, Story and Exegesis in the Rewritten Bible of Pseudo-Philo

by Bruce N. Fisk

The Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum, a 'rewritten Bible' that follows the broad contours of Genesis to Samuel, includes numerous secondary, or out-of-sequence, episodes, and frequently juxtaposes unrelated biblical characters. The subtlety and significance of these inner-biblical linkages has up to now not been fully appreciated. Building on recent studies in intertextuality, Fisk shows how Pseudo-Philo is often guided by intertextual links and themes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841272078
• ISBN13: 9781841272078
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"