Pseudo-Philo: Rewriting the Bible

by Frederick J. Murphy

This is a literary and theological study of the Biblical Antiquities of Pseudo-Philo--a long, well-written reinterpretation of the Hebrew Bible written by a Palestinian Jew of the first century C.E. Using the methodologies of redaction and literary criticism, Murphy provides an analysis of the whole of the Biblical Antiquities. After a chapter-by-chapter analysis, Murphy addresses several topics more generally--major characters, major themes, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195076222
• ISBN13: 9780195076226
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"