عنوان

Reading the Temple Warning as a Greek Visitor

Number

LA118654

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Reading the Temple Warning as a Greek Visitor

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephen R. Llewelyn, Dionysia van Beek, Stephen R. Llewelyn, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The interpretation of the temple warning (CIJ 2.1400) has focused on the question of authorship rather than of readership. The present paper seeks to redress this oversight. The question is approached in terms of Hellenistic practice, Herod's architectural innovations and the inscription's language. It is argued that the inscription shows no trace of "translation" Greek, but rather that in terms of pragmatics, grammar and lexicography, the reader would naturally assume that its concepts are those of Hellenistic law. The reader's assumption would be further confirmed by the architecture of the outer court. In other words, the Greek visitor would assume that the inscription was issued on the authority of the king, and not that of the priest. The interpretation of the temple warning (CIJ 2.1400) has focused on the question of authorship rather than of readership. The present paper seeks to redress this oversight. The question is approached in terms of Hellenistic practice, Herod's architectural innovations and the inscription's language. It is argued that the inscription shows no trace of "translation" Greek, but rather that in terms of pragmatics, grammar and lexicography, the reader would naturally assume that its concepts are those of Hellenistic law. The reader's assumption would be further confirmed by the architecture of the outer court. In other words, the Greek visitor would assume that the inscription was issued on the authority of the king, and not that of the priest.

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

1-22

Title

Journal for the Study of Judaism

Volume Number

42/1

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0631

Subject Term

Hellenistic law

Subject Term

Herod's temple

Subject Term

temple inscription

Subject Term

temple warning

Dionysia van Beek

Stephen R. Llewelyn

Call Number

10.1163/157006310X529245

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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