Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and why.
Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. But generations following the Bible found in Israel references to seeing God, singing, ruling, being upright, angelic qualities, and much more besides. This book examines those explanations, and attempts to show how they came to be adopted and why.
C. T. R. Hayward is Professor of Hebrew, University of Durham.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1: The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name 2: Jacob's Change of Name and LXX 3: Days without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Ben Sira 4: Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees 5: The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria 6: The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph 7: Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus 8: Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts 9: New Testament Engagements 10: Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel Conclusion
Introduction 1: The Hebrew Bible and Jacob's Change of Name 2: Jacob's Change of Name and LXX 3: Days without Number: Jacob, Israel, and Ben Sira 4: Jacob Becomes Israel: The Story as Told by the Book of Jubilees 5: The One Who Sees God: Israel According to Philo of Alexandria 6: The Name Israel, Philo, and the Prayer of Joseph 7: Jacob Becomes Israel: The Account of Flavius Josephus 8: Jacob's Change of Name Expounded in Rabbinic Texts 9: New Testament Engagements 10: Some Patristic Approaches to the Name Israel Conclusion
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