Ringen um Israel
Intertextuelle Perspektiven auf das 5. Buch Esra
By (author) V. Hirschberger
English summary: 5 Ezra is the designation given to the first two chapters of 4 Ezra, an apocryphal “Jewish/Christen” text, and likely counts as one of the least edited of the apocryphal texts, written in the first two centuries of the Christian era. This text has been handed on with 4 Ezra in the context of Vulgate Bible and exhibits various connection to other texts belonging to the canon. This work takes into consideration those connections and analyzes the intertextual connections between 5 Ezra, the Book of Baruch, the seventh chapter of Jeremiah, the Gospel of Matthew, the Book of Revelation, and 4 Ezra. This study poses important and fundamental questions about this text such as: how do these texts communicate with each other over common themes? How do “prophetic” texts stand in relationship to “apocalyptic” texts? How is the relationship between “Christianity” and “Judaism” in the second century to be understood? How are concepts, especially connected concepts, like Israel and “church,” represented in the texts of this period? The goal of this book is to make this exciting and little research text more comprehensible to modern audiences. German description: Das 5. Buch Esra gehort wohl zu den am wenigsten bearbeiteten ‘judisch/christlichen’ Apokryphen des (wahrscheinlich) 2. Jahrhunderts unserer Zeitrechnung. Dabei wird der Text gemeinsam mit 4 Esra im Anhang der Vulgata uberliefert und zeigt vielfaltige Beziehungen zu kanonisch gewordenen Texten auf. Auf eben solche Bezugnahmen blickt diese Arbeit und untersucht intertextuelle Bezuge zwischen 5 Esra und dem Buch Baruch, Jeremia 7, dem Matthaus-Evangelium, der Offenbarung des Johannes und 4 Esra. Dabei stehen groaere und grundsatzliche Fragen im Hintergrund: Wie lasst sich die ‘Kommunikation’ verschiedener Texte miteinander erfassen? In welchem Verhaltnis stehen ‘prophetische’ und ‘apokalyptische’ Texte zueinander? Wie ist das Verhaltnis von ‘Christentum’ und ‘Judentum’ im zweiten Jahrhundert zu denken? Und wie spiegelt sich die Beziehung und vielleicht auch die Spannung zwischen Israel und der ‘Kirche’ in den Texten dieser Zeit wider? Spuren fur mogliche Antworten sind in 5 Esra, dieser spannenden, kurzen und oft unterschatzten Schrift erkennbar.
- By (author) V. Hirschberger
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