The Books of the Maccabees
Literary, Historical, and Religious Perspectives
Edited by J.W. van Henten
The contributions explore the relevance of literary approaches to the Maccabean books, either comparative readings that connect the Maccabean books with related ancient Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern writings or narratological or intertextual approaches. The historicity of the Maccabean Books and their provenance and historiography form a second focal point. Several contributions reassessed the contested provenance of 2 Maccabees and the historicity of 1 Maccabees. Two other new perspectives discussed in the volume concern aspects of the rich Jewish and Christian reception of Maccabean passages and the religious views presented in the four books.
This volume contains the proceedings of the 69th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (February 1-3, 2021), which focused on new perspectives in the research into the books of 1-4 Maccabees. The contributions explore the relevance of literary approaches to the Maccabean books, either comparative readings that connect the Maccabean books with related ancient Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern writings or narratological or intertextual approaches. The historicity of the Maccabean Books and their provenance and historiography form a second focal point. Several contributions re-assessed the contested provenance of 2 Maccabees and the historicity of 1 Maccabees. Two other new perspectives discussed in the volume concern aspects of the rich Jewish and Christian reception of Maccabean passages and the religious views presented in the four books.
- Edited by J.W. van Henten
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Scrutinizing the Signs of the Times in the Light of the Gospel
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Martyrdom and Persecution in Late Antique Christianity
Festschrift Boudewijn Dehandschutter
Volume 241
Infant Milk or Hardy Nourishment?
The Bible for Lay People and Theologians in the Early Modern Period
Volume 221
La structure ontologique-communionnelle de la personne
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Volume 315
The Jesuits of the Low Countries: Identity and Impact (1540-1773)
Proceedings of the International Congress at the Faculty of Theology,KU Leuven (3-5 December 2009)
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Responsibility, God and Society. Theological Ethics in Dialogue
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Volume 217
Kindness, Courage, and Integrity in Biblical Texts and in the Politics of Biblical Interpretation
Festschrift Reimund Bieringer
Volume 333
Theological Renewal and the Resurgence of Integrism
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