Tradition and Interpretation in Early Judaism

Essays in this collection include 'Bible and Midrash - Early Old Testament Exegesis, Postbiblical Jewish Studies ' and 'The Archangel Sariel: A Targumic Parallel to the Dead Sea Scrolls, in Christianity, Judaism and other Greco-Roman Cults'.

• Table of contents
• 1. Methodology in the Study of Jewish Literature in the Graeco-Roman Period
• 2. How the new Schnrer came into being
• 3. Hanina ben Dosa
• 4. Bible and Midrash - Early Old Testament Exegesis
• 5. Scripture and Tradition in Judaism: Written and Oral Torah
• 6. Tradition and Scripture in Judaism: The genesis of literary works in the light of the Dead Sea Scrolls
• 7. Leviticus 18.21 in Ancient Jewish Bible Interpretation
• 8. The Archangel Sariel: A Targumic Parallel to the Dead Sea Scrolls
• 9. Josephus' Treatment of the Book of Daniel