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Aspects of Worship in the Letter of Aristeas

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  • Although the Letter of Aristeas mentions the translation of the Jewish nomos into Greek, it is striking that worship is not a fundamental theme of this writing. Nevertheless, six passages present acts of worship, which recount worship from different perspectives: Aristeas prays to God and explains his “Greek” idea of worship (Let. Aris. 17), whereas in Let. Aris. 132-140 the high priest explains the Jewish concept of worship. Sacrifices and prayers at the temple in Jerusalem for the Ptolemaic royal house are told in Let. Aris. 45, while at theAlthough the Letter of Aristeas mentions the translation of the Jewish nomos into Greek, it is striking that worship is not a fundamental theme of this writing. Nevertheless, six passages present acts of worship, which recount worship from different perspectives: Aristeas prays to God and explains his “Greek” idea of worship (Let. Aris. 17), whereas in Let. Aris. 132-140 the high priest explains the Jewish concept of worship. Sacrifices and prayers at the temple in Jerusalem for the Ptolemaic royal house are told in Let. Aris. 45, while at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria one of the Jewish scholars prays at the beginning of the symposium (Let. Aris. 184-186). Then the daily prayer of the Jewish scholars are recounted in Let. Aris. 305-306 and finally the Ptolemaic king performs a proskynesis before the law at the end of the letter and thereby accepts the translation (Let. Aris. 317).show moreshow less

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Author: Barbara Schmitz
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-205150
Document Type:Book article / Book chapter
Faculties:Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät / Institut für Biblische Theologie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Year of Completion:2017
Schriftenreihe:Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook
Volume:2016/2017
Source:Géza G. Xeravits, József Zsengellér und Ibolya Balla (eds.): Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature. - Berlin/Munich/Boston : Walter de Gruyter, 2017. - pp. 305–318. - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110467406-020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110467406-020
Dewey Decimal Classification:2 Religion / 22 Bibel / 220 Bibel
Tag:Aristeas; Letter of Aristeas; proskynesis; worship
Release Date:2020/06/02
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht