Name: Jewish Fictional Letters From Hellenistic Egypt: The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature (Writings From the Greco-Roman World 37) (in English)
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Author: L. Michael White; G. Anthony Keddie
ISBN: 9781628371857

portada Jewish Fictional Letters From Hellenistic Egypt: The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature (Writings From the Greco-Roman World 37) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Sbl Press

Author

L. Michael White; G. Anthony Keddie

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

488

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781628371857

Edition No.

Synopsis "Jewish Fictional Letters From Hellenistic Egypt: The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature (Writings From the Greco-Roman World 37) (in English)"

The first Greek text of the Epistle of Aristeas published in more than a century The Greek text Epistle of Aristeas is a Jewish work of the late Hellenistic period that recounts the origins of the Septuagint. Long recognized as a literary fiction, the Epistle of Aristeas has been variously dated from the third century BCE to the first century CE. As a result, its epistolary features, and especially those in which the putative author, Aristeas, addresses his brother and correspondent, Philocrates, have largely been ignored. In light of more recent scholarship on epistolary literature in the Greco-Roman world, however, this volume presents for the first time a complete Greek text and English Translation with introduction, notes, and commentary of the Epistle of Aristeas with key testimonia from Philo, Josephus, and Eusebius, as well as other related examples of Jewish fictional letters from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Features Relevant excerpts from Eupolemus, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, and the Greek Additions to Esther with translations and introductions A critical introduction to ancient Greek letter-writing An outline of epistolary features in the text