Before the bible: the liturgical body and the formation of scriptures in early Judaism
Before the Bible argues that a key to understanding the formation of scripture is the widespread practice of individual and communal prayer in early Judaism. Newman demonstrates that scriptures were formed because of the intertwined relationship of worship practices, learned sages who interpreted sc...
| Summary: | Before the Bible argues that a key to understanding the formation of scripture is the widespread practice of individual and communal prayer in early Judaism. Newman demonstrates that scriptures were formed because of the intertwined relationship of worship practices, learned sages who interpreted scripture, and the ongoing performance of scriptural tradition. Cover -- Before the Bible -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I.1. Before the Bible: Understanding Text in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Textual Pluriformity -- I.2. The Liturgical Body and the Ubiquity of Prayer -- Redefining the Liturgical -- Embodiment and the Liturgical Body -- I.3. The Formation of Scriptures and Discerning Revelation -- I.4. From Literary Text to Scripture -- Outline of the Book -- 1. Shaping the Scribal Self Through Prayer and Paideia: The Example of Ben Sira -- 1.1. Prayer and the Formation of the Scribe -- What Does Prayer Do? -- 1.2. The Self Through Neurological Lenses -- Decentering the Self of the Scribe -- 1.3. The Self as a Cultural Achievement -- The Indigenous Psychology of Ben Sira -- Humanity and the Impulse to Worship -- The Importance of Characterizing God in Self-Formation -- The Communal Context for Self-Formation: Honor and Shame -- The Cognitive Reward of Praise and Honor -- Self-Discipline and the Embodied Sage -- 1.4. Becoming Sirach: Understanding the Fluid Manuscripts -- Oral Teaching and Written Words -- The Shifting Shape of Wisdom Discourse -- The Living Voice of the Teacher and Emulating the Sages -- The Ongoing Cycle of Prayer and Pedagogy -- Interpreting and Extending Scripture -- Conclusion -- 2. Confessing in Exile: The Reception and Composition of Jeremiah in (Daniel) and Baruch -- 2.1. Daniel and Baruch Within the Contours and Practice of Confessional Prayer -- 2.2. Daniel, Jeremiah, and the Angelic Oracle -- 2.3. Confessing with Baruch in Babylon and Jerusalem -- Contextualizing the Narrative Introduction of Baruch 1:1-14 -- The Distinctiveness of Baruch 1:15-3:8 -- Baruch's Prayer and the Reception of Jeremiah -- Becoming Jeremiah: The Ritualization of Baruch and the Composition of Jeremiah -- Conclusion. |
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| ISBN: | 0190212225 |