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Author(s): Erkki Koskenniemi
ISBN(s): 3161486048
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 10.51 MB
Year: 2005
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 3161486048 
ISBN 13: 9783161486043
Author: Erkki Koskenniemi

Erkki Koskenniemi analyzes the most important early Jewish texts, which attribute miracles to people mentioned in the Old Testament. He investigates the miracles of Moses, Elijah and Elisha, but also, for example, the extra-biblical deeds of men like Abraham, David and Solomon. The author looks at the development of the traditional elements of the miracle stories and the theological intentions of every writer who deals with these stories. The Jewish tradition of miracle-workers is rich and multifaceted. There was no rule that the biblical stories should be retold as they were written. Miracles could thus be connected with different types of historiography or even, in one case, with a tragedy, which was an imitation of Aeschylus’ great work. It didn’t take long for the growing tradition to develop new shades and colors for the old stories: for example, the struggle with evil powers is involved in the retold stories. Several authors also hoped for the repetition of the saving miracles of the past, especially of the Exodus, God’s help in the desert and the great deeds of Elijah. The investigation of this rich tradition helps us to better understand the early Jewish belief as well as the early Christian world.

Old Testament Miracle workers in Early Judaism 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction

  • a. Preliminary definition of the task

  • b. What is a “miracle”?

  • c. Competing miracle-workers and a story about a modern category

  • d. Jewish miracle-workers in religious-historical study

  • e. A more precise definition of the task and method

2. Miracles and the Glorious Past: The Wisdom of Ben Sira

  • a. Introduction

  • b. Moses

  • c. Joshua

  • d. Elijah

  • e. Elisha

  • f. Isaiah

  • g. Conclusion

3. Miracles and the War between Powers: The Book of Jubilees

  • a. Introduction

  • b. Abraham

  • c. Moses

  • d. Conclusion

4. Dramatic Miracles: Ezekiel the Tragedian

  • a. Introduction

  • b. The dialogue at the burning bush

  • c. The plagues told in advance

  • d. The miracle at the Red Sea

  • e. A miracle-worker—but how much more?

  • f. Conclusion

5. Miracles in Popular Historiography: Artapanus

  • a. Introduction

  • b. The leader is called

  • c. The return, plagues, and freedom

  • d. The Red Sea and the desert

  • e. Conclusion

6. Miracles in Literal and Allegorical Interpretation: Philo

  • a. Introduction

  • b. The literal interpretation of the miracle stories

  • c. The allegorical interpretation of the miracle stories

  • d. Miracles explained rationally?

  • e. Miracles of the prophet

  • f. God or Moses?

  • g. Miracles and legitimization

  • h. Conclusion

7. Many Miracles: The Lives of the Prophets

  • a. Introduction

  • b. Isaiah

  • c. Jeremiah

  • d. Ezekiel

  • e. Daniel

  • f. Elijah

  • g. Elisha

  • h. Conclusion

8. Militant Miracles: Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum

  • a. Introduction

  • b. Moses

  • c. Joshua

  • d. Kenaz

  • e. Samson

  • f. David

  • g. Elijah / Phinehas

  • h. Conclusion

9. Toning Down the Miracles? Josephus

  • a. Introduction

  • b. Moses

  • c. Joshua

  • d. Samson

  • e. Solomon

  • f. Elijah

  • g. Elisha

  • h. Conclusion

10. Conclusion

  • a. LXX

  • b. The texts retold

  • c. The themes

  • d. The Greek influence

  • e. Biases and functions of the miracle stories

  • f. The audience

  • g. The roles of God and man and Moses’ extraordinary position

  • h. Geography and chronology

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