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Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered
- Author(s):
- Francis Borchardt (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Ancient Greece & Rome, Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies
- Subject(s):
- Bible, Classical literature, Greek literature
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Classical Greek literature, Literary criticism
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6PW9Q
- Abstract:
- This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens through which to properly understand the preface and therefore the scribe’s motivation for textual adaptation. The article further employs these conclusions to question whether other texts from the Judean milieu might also be best understood in this category.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
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