A History of Biblical Israel - The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba - Ernst Axel Knauf
9. From Ptolemy II to Antiochus III: The Bible in Greek
A History of Biblical Israel - The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba - Ernst Axel Knauf
Ernst Axel Knauf [+]
University of Berne
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Ernst Axel Knauf is Associate Professor of the Old Testament and Biblical Studies at the University of Berne.
Philippe Guillaume [+]
University of Berne
Philippe Guillaume is Lecturer at the University of Berne. His latest publications are A History of Biblical Israel co-authored with Ernst Axel Knauf (Equinox, 2016) and Deuteronomy in the Making, Studies in the Production of Debarim, edited with Diana Edelman, Benedetta Rossi and Kåre Berge (De Gruyter, 2021).
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The construction of Alexandria and the translation of the Torah into Greek introduce Judaism on the thriving Hellenistic scene and foster the production of Jewish literature besides the Torah