Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric

2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, 1 Thessalonians, and Hebrews
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-16-162475-9
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 385 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 593 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Christine R. Trotter elucidates how Hellenistic Jewish writers attempted to comfort those living in the midst of and in the wake of persecution and violence. While past scholarship has explored this question primarily in terms of the development of Jewish apocalypticism and afterlife beliefs, Christine R. Trotter takes a comprehensive approach by investigating how Hellenistic Jewish authors engaged with ancient consolatory rhetoric, that is, the means of persuasion intended to move a suffering person out of grief and into joy. Through studies on 2 Maccabees, the Wisdom of Solomon, 1 Thessalonians, and Hebrews, the author explicates how Hellenistic Jewish authors navigated the diverse traditions of consolation within their biblical heritage and Greco-Roman culture. Her work has important implications for the genre of 1 Thessalonians and the dates of composition of the Wisdom of Solomon and Hebrews.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trotter, Christine R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religion des alten Ägyptens
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike

Über Autor(innen)

Trotter, Christine R.
Born 1986; 2021 PhD University of Chicago; 2021-23 Divinity School Teaching Fellow in the Divinity School and the College at the University of Chicago; Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University.