Intertextual Explorations in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, 31)

The series (DCLS) is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The series was launched in 2007 in collaboration with the "International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature." It provides a logical extension to the , which has been published since 2004. Contents 5 Encountering Intertextuality in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature 7 1. Looking to the Past 39 Deuterocanonical References to Abraham, Moses, and David 39 Structural Use of Scripture in the Book of Ben Sira 63 Divine Retribution and Reward Revisited: The Rereading and Reapplication of Isaiah 59 in Wisdom 5 85 The Prayer of Manasseh: A Pithy Penitential Text Recasting Scripture Through a Vast Intertextual Repertoire 105 The Ultimate Femme Fatale: An Intertextual Comparison of Judith and Inanna 133 2. Looking at the Present 163 Reading Judith, Tobit and Second Maccabees as Responses to Hegemony 163 Hanukkah in 1 and 2 Maccabees: An Intertextual Reading 181 Mother Zion and Mother Earth in 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra 209 3. Looking to the Future 233 The Book of Tobit in the Story of Cornelius in Acts 10 233 The Medieval Hebrew (H5) of Tobit: Use of Scripture and Influence of Rabbinic and Medieval Jewish Traditions 253 Interpreting Tobit Two Ways: Inner-biblical Exegesis and Intertextuality 299 Conclusion 325 Methodological Reflections for Future Intertextual Studies 325 List of Contributors 351 Index of References 353 Index of Subjects 375 Index of Modern Authors 379 La 4e de couverture indique : "This volume explores the fundamentals of intertextual methodology and summarizes recent scholarship on studies of intertextuality in the deuterocanonical books. The essays engage in comparison and analysis of text groups and motifs between canonical, deuterocanonical and non-biblical texts. Moreover, the book pays close attention to non-literary relationships between different traditions, a new feature of research in intertextuality" From the back cover: "This volume explores the fundamentals of intertextual methodology and summarizes recent scholarship on studies of intertextuality in the deuterocanonical books. The essays engage in comparison and analysis of text groups and motifs between canonical, deuterocanonical and non-biblical texts. Moreover, the book pays close attention to non-literary relationships between different traditions, a new feature of research in intertextuality."