Informationen zum Autor Donald C. Polaski teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Klappentext This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of a complex and multifarious negotiation involving writing, literacy, orality and the socio-political power of the Persian, Greek and Roman empires. Vorwort This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of a complex and multifarious negotiation involving writing, literacy, orality and the socio-political power of the Persian, Greek and Roman empires. Zusammenfassung This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of a complex and multifarious negotiation involving writing, literacy, orality and the socio-political power of the Persian, Greek and Roman empires. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Writing, Orality, Power and Empire: A Model Section One - Prophets, Moses and Deuteronomists: Learning to Write The Written Prophets: Setting the Record Straight Deuteronomy and Moses (an expansion of my article from Postmodern Interpretations of the Bible) Josiah, Joshua and Imperial Textuality (a revision of my article from Semeia Studies) Section Two - Inscribing Yehud The Prophets Learn to Write (Ezekiel, Zechariah, Malachi) Nehemiah: Subject of the Empire (a revision of my paper delivered at 2004 SBL) Ezra: The Discipline of Letters Section Three - Engraved Invitations: Writing at the Table of the Powerful Esther: A Writing Carnival? The Letter of Aristeas: A Hellenistic Writing Symposium Writing and Resistance in Daniel 1-6 (an expansion of my JBL paper) Section Four - Writing and the Sectarian Subject: Irresistible Texts Daniel's Vision and the Empire Jubilees and Torah 1 Enoch: Writing the Sectarian Subject Writing by the Dead Sea: 4QMMT as Signifier Conclusion...

Vorwort
This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of a complex and multifarious negotiation involving writing, literacy, orality and the socio-political power of the Persian, Greek and Roman empires.

Inhalt

Introduction - Writing, Orality, Power and Empire: A Model

Section One - Prophets, Moses and Deuteronomists: Learning to Write

The Written Prophets: Setting the Record Straight

Deuteronomy and Moses (an expansion of my article from Postmodern Interpretations of the Bible)

Josiah, Joshua and Imperial Textuality (a revision of my article from Semeia Studies)

Section Two - Inscribing Yehud

The Prophets Learn to Write (Ezekiel, Zechariah, Malachi)

Nehemiah: Subject of the Empire (a revision of my paper delivered at 2004 SBL)

Ezra: The Discipline of Letters

Section Three - Engraved Invitations: Writing at the Table of the Powerful

Esther: A Writing Carnival?

The Letter of Aristeas: A Hellenistic Writing Symposium

Writing and Resistance in Daniel 1-6 (an expansion of my JBL paper)

Section Four - Writing and the Sectarian Subject: Irresistible Texts

Daniel's Vision and the Empire

Jubilees and Torah

1 Enoch: Writing the Sectarian Subject

Writing by the Dead Sea: 4QMMT as Signifier

Conclusion