Do You Not Remember?

By Bruce N. Fisk

The Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum, a 'rewritten Bible' that follows the broad contours of Genesis to Samuel, includes numerous secondary, or out-of-sequence, episodes, and frequently juxtaposes unrelated biblical characters. The subtlety and significance of these inner-biblical linkages has up to now not been fully appreciated. Building on recent studies in intertextuality, Fisk shows how Pseudo-Philo is often guided by intertextual links and themes present within the canonical precursor, that he is heavily indebted to post-biblical midrashic traditions, and that 'secondary scripture' is a strategic means by which Israel's traditions are reconfigured in this enigmatic text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841272078
• ISBN13: 9781841272078
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"