Review of Matlock, Michael D., Discovering the Traditions of Prose Prayers in Early Jewish Literature (Library of Second Temple Studies, 81; New York/London: T & T Clark, 2012).... by Rodney Werline

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Yahudilikte İtikâdî Bir Sapkınlık Örneği Olarak Apikoros/Apikoros as a Kind of Heresy in Judaism by Rumeysa Bektaş

“…People considered heretical in faith were named by various terms in Jewish literature. Jewish scholars, especially Maimonides (d. 1204), categorized heretics according to the kind of heresy. …”
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Yahudilik'te Sürgün Teolojisi Tanrısal Bir Ceza Olarak Sürgün by Ali Osman Kurt

“…In this work, we have talked about Jewish exile in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. In the Jewish literature this exile was evaluated not only the historical, but also theological and ideological. …”
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Jesus as the personification of God’s wisdom in Matthew by Francois P. Viljoen

“…The objective of his investigation is to demonstrate how the recognition of similarities between the statements in Matthew and in Jewish literature contribute towards the understanding of wisdom statements in the Matthean Gospel. …”
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Festivals in Genesis by David J. Rudolph

“…After surveying the growing support for this rendering in biblical scholarship, the article considers the evidence of usage, literary context, ANE background, and Second Temple Jewish literature.…”
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Another 'I Have Come' Saying from Ancient Judaism: A Note on De Sampsone 13 by Simon Gathercole

“…This article adds a further, early example of the 'I have come' + purpose formula, as used frequently in early Jewish literature by angelic visitors to earth. This case and other instances already known are relevant to the question of whether pre-existence christology is implied in the parallel statements of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels.…”
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The Pagan King before the One God by Aleksandra Klęczar

“…The analysis concentrates on two issues: the literary character of the description and the problem of Alexander’s kingship as presented in Jewish literature. …”
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Trauma, Diasporic Consciousness, and Ethics in Nicole Krauss’s <i>Forest Dark</i> by Tiasa Bal, Gurumurthy Neelakantan

“…Dislocation, expatriation, and the attendant loss of homeland are concerns at the heart of Jewish literature. The dialectical relationship between identity and the sense of homeland informing the Jewish diasporic consciousness, in particular, has often culminated in nostalgic depictions of Israel in post-war American Jewish literature. …”
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Theology and identity of the Egyptian Jewish diaspora in Septuagint of Isaiah by Kim, K

“…In addition to this, LXX-Is shares some interesting and distinctive ideas with Hellenistic Jewish literature, including views on priests and sacrifice, and an attitude towards foreign kings shared by Hellenistic Jewish literature of the period. …”

Re-presenting dislocation: the poetics of exile and diaspora in ancient Jewish texts by Van Sant, R

“…<p>This thesis considers examples of ancient Jewish literature that present open-ended poetics concerning exile and diaspora. …”

Creation, Angels, and Gender in Paul, Philo, and the Dead Sea Scrolls by Peters Janelle

“…The letter positions both genders in God, and it follows contemporary Jewish literature in assigning angels to creation and gender interdependence. …”
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The Elisha Stories as Saint’s Legends by Yael Shemesh

“…Rather, the Elisha cycle in toto constitutes the oldest example in Jewish literature of hagiographic stories. All the stories (including the longer ones, in some of which modern scholarship tends to find a vein of criticism directed against Elisha) express adoration for the holy man of God–Elisha, the miracle worker.…”
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Of Rags and Riches: The Benefits of Hearing Jeremiah 9:23-24 Within James 1:9-11 by H. H. Drake III Williams

“…When the context of Jeremiah 9:23–24 and its early interpretations within Jewish literature are heard, they can help identify the rich person in James 1:9–11 as a Christian believer, specify the boasting as a heroic boast, and provide connections with this teaching and others within James 1.…”
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Rabbanite Views and Rabbinic Literature in Judeo-Persian Karaite Exegesis by Ofir Haim

“…A close examination of this corpus demonstrates the authors’ complex attitude towards their contemporary Rabbanites and early Jewish literature. By relying on the teachings of the Karaite community of Jerusalem (the “Mourners of Zion”), the corpus’ authors criticize certain Rabbanite views and concepts, while still accepting other parts of the rabbinic tradition which did not challenge their ideology. …”
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Lamech’s Change of Mind: The Hellenistic Philosophy behind the Use of שנא in the Genesis Apocryphon and the Book of Daniel by Quick, L

“…<jats:p>This article seeks to establish that the ‘strong’ meaning of the verbal forms derived from שנא in the Genesis Apocryphon and the book of Daniel is of a dramatic, even violent, change; when used to denote a ‘change’ in mind or countenance, this refers to mental anguish, and so opens up a hitherto overlooked connection between this Jewish literature and the Hellenistic science of physiognomy. …”

The Gate of Alexander in Hebrew Alexander Romances by Aleksandra Klęczar

“…Quite the contrary: it seems a crucial part of Alexander’s role as presented especially in Hellenistic Jewish literature. But this eschatological significance of Alexander in Jewish tradition is more often suggested by Alexander’s linking with the end of prophecy2 or the beginning of the new universal kingship. …”
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"With footsteps marking roundabout paths": Jewish poetry on Crimea by Finkin, J

“…Published within two years of each other in the early 1920s, the Hebrew poet Shaul Tshernikhovski's sonnet sequence "Crimea" and the Yiddish poet Perets Markish's sonnet sequence "Chatyr-Dag" are important studies in the image and significance of wandering in contemporary Jewish literature. Crimea holds a powerful interest for these two poets as a locus of discussion about land and territory, about the connection (or lack thereof) of Jews to a landscape that is in a sense "beyond the Pale", both familiar and exotic, and a place of personal escape or refuges in these poets' own biographies. …”

Een godvechter wordt voorvechter by Rob van Houwelingen

“…These qualifications are the stereotypes of a “godfighter", as they are known in secular and early Jewish literature of antiquity. Nevertheless, Paul did not become a recipient of divine vengeance, but of the grace of the Lord. …”
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“The Birds of Clay”: An Apocryphal Motif in Folklore Legends by Olga V. Belova

“…Moreover, it is interesting to note the different interpretations of the same motif in monuments of Christian and Jewish literature (apocryphal Gospels and the pamphlet Toledot Yeshu). …”
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Do grapes produce blood? A problematic metaphor in biblical texts by Dr. Mark Wilson

“…The article proposes that Jesus and John understood the metaphorical use of blood as wine/juice from Jewish literature and thus used it effectively in their verbal and written discourse. …”
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