1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 34 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •ezekiel, tragedian, use of greek literary forms Found in books: Potter Suh and Holladay, Hellenistic Jewish Literature and the New Testament: Collected Essays (2021) 134 | 34. And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:,And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: ‘Ye have troubled me, to make me odious unto the inhabitants of the land, even unto the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.’,And Hamor spoke with them, saying ‘The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter. I pray you give her unto him to wife.,And ye shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.’,And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to speak with him.,And his soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.,and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and spoiled, even all that was in the house.,And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: ‘Get me this damsel to wife.’,And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.,And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter. And he was honoured above all the house of his father.,Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.,And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.,and said unto them: ‘We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.,then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.,’These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.,Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.’,And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.,And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: ‘Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.,And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth. .,Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.,And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.,And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.,They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;,And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.,And they said: ‘Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?’,Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;,And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,,Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the damsel to wife.’,But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.’,And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.,The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. |
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| 2. Aristobulus Cassandreus, Fragments, 1.18, 1.17, 2.9b-12a, 5, 2.1, 2.12b-17 (4th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Potter Suh and Holladay, Hellenistic Jewish Literature and the New Testament: Collected Essays (2021) 49 |
3. Septuagint, 2 Maccabees, 2.32 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •literary forms Found in books: Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 101 | 2.32. At this point therefore let us begin our narrative, adding only so much to what has already been said; for it is foolish to lengthen the preface while cutting short the history itself.' |
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| 4. Aristobulus Milesius, Fragments, 1.17, 2.12b-17, 2.9b-12a, 1.18, 5, 2.1 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Potter Suh and Holladay, Hellenistic Jewish Literature and the New Testament: Collected Essays (2021) 49 |
5. New Testament, Luke, 1.1-1.4 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •literary forms Found in books: Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 101| 1.1. ΕΠΕΙΔΗΠΕΡ ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν περὶ τῶν πεπληροφορημένων ἐν ἡμῖν πραγμάτων, 1.2. καθὼς παρέδοσαν ἡμῖν οἱ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς αὐτόπται καὶ ὑπηρέται γενόμενοι τοῦ λόγου, 1.3. ἔδοξε κἀμοὶ παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς καθεξῆς σοι γράψαι, κράτιστε Θεόφιλε, 1.4. ἵνα ἐπιγνῷς περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν. | 1.1. Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 1.2. even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, 1.3. it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus; 1.4. that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. |
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| 6. Palestinian Talmud, Berachot, 12d-13a (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •literary forms Found in books: Kessler, Bound by the Bible: Jews, Christians and the Sacrifice of Isaac (2004) 27 |
7. Anon., Letter of Aristeas, 1, 100-120, 128, 16-17, 177, 187-199, 2, 200-230, 232-299, 3, 300, 317, 322, 4-5, 57-59, 6, 60-69, 7, 70-79, 8, 80-99, 231 Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Wright, The Letter of Aristeas: 'Aristeas to Philocrates' or 'On the Translation of the Law of the Jews' (2015) 52 | 231. and this is mightier than the strongest weapons and guarantees the greatest security. But if any man does fail, he must never again do those things which caused his failure, but he must form friendships and act justly. For it is the gift of God to be able to do good actions and not the contrary.' |
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| 8. Artapanus, Fragments, 3.23-3.26 Tagged with subjects: •ezekiel, tragedian, use of greek literary forms Found in books: Potter Suh and Holladay, Hellenistic Jewish Literature and the New Testament: Collected Essays (2021) 135 |
