TORAH Functions, Meanings, and Diverse Manifestations in Early Judaism and Christianity

Scholars Of Early Jewish And Christian Literature Rethink Some Of The Most Basic Scholarly Assumptions And Preconceptions About The Nature Of Torah In Light Of New Critical Approaches. Essays Explore Torah Through Philological, Historical-critical, Cultural-historical, Transcultural, Postcolonial, Biocultural Evolutionary, Material, And Performance Studies-methodologies That Better Address The Complexity Of The Topic And Better Reflect The Ambiguity And Fluidity Inherent In The Concept Of Torah Itself. Introduction: Discussing Torah In The Tuscan Hills / Jason M. Zurawski -- Part 1. Notions Of Torah In The Hebrew Bible, Samaritan Pentateuch, And Septuagint. Diversity And Development Of Tôrâ In The Hebrew Bible / William M. Schniedewind ; Torah As Speech Performance In The Hebrew Bible / Jacqueline Vayntrub ; Tôrâ As Mode Of Conveyance : The Problem With Teaching And Law / David Lambert ; Possible Ideological Tendencies In The Mt, The Lxx, And The Sp / Magnar Kartveit ; From Tôrâ To [nómos] : How The Use Of [nómos] In The Lxx Pentateuch Enlightens The Process That Leads The Word Tôrâ To The Concept Of Torah / Patrick Pouchelle ; Levites As Prophets And Scribes And Their Role In The Transmission Of The Torah / Oliver Dyma ; From The Torah Of Polluted And Inedible Meats To Diet As A Marker Of Jewish Identity / James W. Watts -- Part 2. Notions Of Torah In Second Temple Judaism. Where Is The Torah In Ben Sira? / Benjamin G. Wright Iii ; The Normativity Of Torah In Ezra-nehemiah And Ben Sira / Jonathan Vroom ; Variegated Notions Of Torah : The Law ([nómos]) In The Prologue To Ben Sira / Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow ; Torah For Insight : Inquiry Via Enigma / Robert G. Hall ; Torah And The Search For Wisdom In Hellenistic Judea / Elisa Uusimäki ; Torah And Apocalypticism In The Second Temple Period / Gabriele Boccaccini ; Torah And Halakah In The Hellenistic Period / Lutz Doering ; Torah For The Moment : Understanding Torah In A Performative Context / Francis Borchardt ; The Stoic Solomon : From Torah To Nomos Via Wisdom In The Hellenistic Age From The Perspective Of The Wisdom Of Solomon / Joachim Schaper ; Nomos Human And Divine In The Wisdom Of Solomon / Michael C. Legaspi ; From Torah To Torahization : A Biocultural Evolutionary Perspective / Anders Klostergaard Petersen -- Part 3. Notions Of Torah In The New Testament. Paul And [nómos], And Broader Perspectives : Romans 13:8-10 As Case Study / Jeremy Punt ; Paul's Definition Of Circumcision Of The Heart : A Transcultural Reading Of Romans 2:28-29 / Federico Dal Bo ; Jewish Torah For A Gentile World : A Comparison Of Pseudophocylides And Paul Editing Torah And Adapting Ethics In Romans 12:9-21; 13:8-10 / Jason A. Myers ; Jewish Legal Interpretation And The New Testament / Calum Carmichael -- Part 4. Notions Of Torah In Late Antiquity. The Status Of The Torah In Late Antiquity / Michael L. Satlow ; Paul, Augustine, And The I Of Romans 7 / Paula Fredriksen ; Tôrâ? Torah? Flora! Law And Book In Ptolemaeus Gnosticus's Letter To Flora / Anne Kreps. Edited By William M. Schniedewind, Jason M. Zurawski, And Gabriele Boccaccini. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.