Tag: Josephus

• Montanari talks about BrillDAG

  Is a new dictionary of ancient Greek necessary? On Brill’s language and linguistics blog, Franco Montanari answers this question and talks about the distinctive features of his new lexicon. This is a really helpful post highlighting three reasons why he thinks his lexicon is necessary: Progress in our understanding of ancient Greek The evolution of […]

  Brian Davidson

  June 21, 2017

  Greek

  Brill, Greek, Josephus, lexicography, LXX, Montanari, Septuagint

• Vermes on the Canon Issue

  What did Geza Vermes think about the distinction between “Bible” (i.e. “canon”) and “Scripture”? The Spring 2013 issue of the Journal of Jewish Studies includes his review of Molly Zahn’s Rethinking Rewritten Scripture. At the beginning of this review, Vermes notes that he coined the term “Rewritten Bible” in 1961 in his Scripture and Tradition […]

  Brian Davidson

  September 17, 2013

  Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls

  Canon, Geza Vermes, Josephus, Textual Criticism