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subject	book bibliographic info
eupolemus	Beyerle and Goff (2022) 212, 218 Gera (2014) 43, 77, 96, 118, 141, 142, 157 Goodman (2006) 95 Poorthuis Schwartz and Turner (2009) 75 Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 10, 105, 109, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 130, 132, 136, 156, 158, 192, 204 Riess (2012) 176 Salvesen et al (2020) 164 Schwartz (2008) 167, 221, 430, 456, 537, 538
eupolemus, accos priestly family	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 123
eupolemus, acts of apostles comparison	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 120, 121, 122, 123, 132
eupolemus, adam	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117
eupolemus, apologetic historiography	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 105, 204
eupolemus, artapanus comparison	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 119
eupolemus, biblical chronography	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 123, 130
eupolemus, biblical embellishment	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 119, 120
eupolemus, biblical events treated	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 119
eupolemus, chronicles redaction	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 119
eupolemus, chronographical summary	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117
eupolemus, comparison, demetrius, chronographer	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 123
eupolemus, comparison, moses	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 119, 120, 121
eupolemus, concerning the jews of assyria	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 124
eupolemus, cultural benefactor topos	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
eupolemus, date	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 123
eupolemus, david	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 120
eupolemus, david and solomon	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 119
eupolemus, davidic kingdom enlarged	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 122
eupolemus, elijah	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, eusebius	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, general profile	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123
eupolemus, golden pillar for temple of zeus in tyre	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 122, 136
eupolemus, haggadic tendency	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 120
eupolemus, heroizing tendency	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 119, 120, 122
eupolemus, hiram	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 136
eupolemus, historian, allegedly jewish	Feldman (2006) 81, 123, 124
eupolemus, historical timeline	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117
eupolemus, holladay, c.	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 192
eupolemus, jeremiah	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 120, 122
eupolemus, jerusalem destruction	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 120, 123
eupolemus, jewish political supremacy	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121, 122
eupolemus, johanan, father of	Schwartz (2008) 14
eupolemus, joshua as prophet	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, moses as cultural benefactor	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 121, 122, 130
eupolemus, moses as prophet	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, moses portrayal	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118
eupolemus, nathan the prophet	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, prophecy of elijah	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, prophecy, interest in	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 121
eupolemus, samuel and saul	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 119
eupolemus, scope of treatment	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 156
eupolemus, solomon	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 122
eupolemus, solomon-souron correspondence	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 122, 136
eupolemus, solomon-vaphres correspondence	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 118, 122, 136
eupolemus, sterling, g.e.	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 105, 119, 204
eupolemus, temple construction	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 119, 120, 136
eupolemus, temple dimensions	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117
eupolemus, temple idealization	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 119, 120, 123, 124, 136
eupolemus, vaphres	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 117, 118, 121, 122
eupolemus, wacholder, b.z.	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 10, 109, 158

List of validated texts:

7 validated results for "eupolemus"

1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 14.18-14.20 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Abram’s and Sarai’s descent to Egypt, pseudo-Eupolemus’ version of • Cultural benefactor topos, Ps.-Eupolemus • Egypt, Ps.-Eupolemus comparison • Eupolemus • Eupolemus, Cultural benefactor topos • Ps.-Eupolemus • Ps.-Eupolemus, Abraham as cultural benefactor • Ps.-Eupolemus, Abraham as military hero • Ps.-Eupolemus, Abraham in Phoenicia

Found in books: Feldman (2006) 352; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 127; Schwartz (2008) 537

14.18. וּמַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ שָׁלֵם הוֹצִיא לֶחֶם וָיָיִן וְהוּא כֹהֵן לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן׃ 14.19. וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃' '. None

14.18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High. 14.19. And he blessed him, and said: ‘Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth; 14.20. and blessed be God the Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.’ And he gave him a tenth of all.''. None

2. Anon., Jubilees, 12.16-12.21 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Ps.-Eupolemus • Pseudo-Eupolemus

Found in books: Lidonnici and Lieber (2007) 150; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 200; Taylor (2012) 335

12.16. and Abram, dwelt with Terah his father in Haran two weeks of years. 12.17. And in the sixth week, in the fifth year thereof, Abram sat up throughout the night on the new moon of the seventh month to observe the stars from the evening to the morning, in order to see what would be the character of the year with regard to the rains, 12.18. and he was alone as he sat and observed.rAnd a word came into his heart and he said: "All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. 12.19. Why do I search (them) out? If He desireth, He causeth it to rain, morning and evening; And if He desireth, He withholdeth it, And all things are in His hand." 12.20. And he prayed that night and said "My God, God Most High, Thou alone art my God, And Thee and Thy dominion have I chosen. And Thou hast created all things, And all things that are are the work of Thy hands.' "12.21. Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have sway over the thoughts of men's hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God."'. None

3. Septuagint, 1 Maccabees, 8.17 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Eupolemus

Found in books: Beyerle and Goff (2022) 212; Gera (2014) 43; Schwartz (2008) 221, 430

8.17. So Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome to establish friendship and alliance,''. None

4. Septuagint, 2 Maccabees, 2.10, 2.18, 4.11, 8.18, 10.1-10.8, 12.19-12.20, 15.7, 15.21 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Eupolemus • Eupolemus, Acts of Apostles comparison • Eupolemus, Biblical embellishment • Eupolemus, Cultural benefactor topos • Eupolemus, David • Eupolemus, General profile • Eupolemus, Haggadic tendency • Eupolemus, Heroizing tendency • Eupolemus, Jeremiah • Eupolemus, Jerusalem destruction • Eupolemus, Temple construction • Eupolemus, Temple idealization • Johanan (father of Eupolemus) • Moses, Eupolemus comparison

Found in books: Beyerle and Goff (2022) 212, 218; Gera (2014) 43, 142; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 120; Schwartz (2008) 14, 456, 538

2.10. Just as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven and devoured the sacrifices, so also Solomon prayed, and the fire came down and consumed the whole burnt offerings.'" "
2.18. as he promised through the law. For we have hope in God that he will soon have mercy upon us and will gather us from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified the place.'" "
4.11. He set aside the existing royal concessions to the Jews, secured through John the father of Eupolemus, who went on the mission to establish friendship and alliance with the Romans; and he destroyed the lawful ways of living and introduced new customs contrary to the law.'" "
8.18. For they trust to arms and acts of daring,'he said, 'but we trust in the Almighty God, who is able with a single nod to strike down those who are coming against us and even the whole world.'" "
10.1. Now Maccabeus and his followers, the Lord leading them on, recovered the temple and the city;'" "10.2. and they tore down the altars which had been built in the public square by the foreigners, and also destroyed the sacred precincts.'" "10.3. They purified the sanctuary, and made another altar of sacrifice; then, striking fire out of flint, they offered sacrifices, after a lapse of two years, and they burned incense and lighted lamps and set out the bread of the Presence.'" "10.4. And when they had done this, they fell prostrate and besought the Lord that they might never again fall into such misfortunes, but that, if they should ever sin, they might be disciplined by him with forbearance and not be handed over to blasphemous and barbarous nations.'" "10.5. It happened that on the same day on which the sanctuary had been profaned by the foreigners, the purification of the sanctuary took place, that is, on the twenty-fifth day of the same month, which was Chislev.'" "10.6. And they celebrated it for eight days with rejoicing, in the manner of the feast of booths, remembering how not long before, during the feast of booths, they had been wandering in the mountains and caves like wild animals.'" "10.7. Therefore bearing ivy-wreathed wands and beautiful branches and also fronds of palm, they offered hymns of thanksgiving to him who had given success to the purifying of his own holy place.'" '10.8. They decreed by public ordice and vote that the whole nation of the Jews should observe these days every year."' "
12.19. Dositheus and Sosipater, who were captains under Maccabeus, marched out and destroyed those whom Timothy had left in the stronghold, more than ten thousand men.'" "12.20. But Maccabeus arranged his army in divisions, set men in command of the divisions, and hastened after Timothy, who had with him a hundred and twenty thousand infantry and two thousand five hundred cavalry.'" '
15.7. But Maccabeus did not cease to trust with all confidence that he would get help from the Lord."' "
15.21. Maccabeus, perceiving the hosts that were before him and the varied supply of arms and the savagery of the elephants, stretched out his hands toward heaven and called upon the Lord who works wonders; for he knew that it is not by arms, but as the Lord decides, that he gains the victory for those who deserve it.'"". None

5. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 1.158 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Ps.-Eupolemus • Ps.-Eupolemus, Abraham as cultural benefactor • Pseudo-Eupolemus

Found in books: Gruen (2011) 329; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 90

1.158. Μνημονεύει δὲ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν ̔Αβράμου Βηρωσός, οὐκ ὀνομάζων, λέγων δ' οὕτως: “μετὰ δὲ τὸν κατακλυσμὸν δεκάτῃ γενεᾷ παρὰ Χαλδαίοις τις ἦν δίκαιος ἀνὴρ καὶ μέγας καὶ τὰ οὐράνια ἔμπειρος.”"". None

1.158. 2. Berosus mentions our father Abram without naming him, when he says thus: “In the tenth generation after the Flood, there was among the Chaldeans a man righteous and great, and skillful in the celestial science.”''. None

6. Josephus Flavius, Against Apion, 1.194 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Eupolemus • Ps.-Eupolemus

Found in books: Bar Kochba (1997) 144; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 200

1.194. λέγει δὲ καὶ περὶ τοῦ πολυανθρωπότατον γεγονέναι ἡμῶν τὸ ἔθνος: πολλὰς μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν, φησίν, ἀνασπάστους εἰς Βαβυλῶνα Πέρσαι πρότερον αὐτῶν ἐποίησαν μυριάδας, οὐκ ὀλίγαι δὲ καὶ μετὰ τὸν ̓Αλεξάνδρου θάνατον εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ Φοινίκην''. None

1.194. He also speaks of the mighty populousness of our nation, and says that “the Persians formerly carried away many ten thousands of our people to Babylon; as also that not a few ten thousands were removed after Alexander’s death into Egypt and Phoenicia, by reason of the sedition that was arisen in Syria.” ''. None

7. None, None, nan (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Eupolemus • Ps.-Eupolemus • Pseudo-Eupolemus

Found in books: Gruen (2011) 329, 330; Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 200; Schwartz (2008) 537; Taylor (2012) 335

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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