Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt: The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature

by L Michael White, L. Michael White, G. Anthony Keddie

Book Overview

The Greek text Epistle of Aristeas is a Jewish work of the late Hellenistic period that recounts the origins of the Septuagint. Long recognized as a literary fiction, the Epistle of Aristeas has been variously dated from the third century BCE to the first century CE. As a result of the work's uncertain provenance, its epistolary features, and especially those in which the putative author, Aristeas, addresses his brother and correspondent, Philocrates,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628371854
• ISBN13: 9781628371857
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"