Abstract
In Ben Sira’s "laus patrum" the mention of Josiah (49:1-3) is a short hagiographic hymn. Only the Hebrew text of Cairo Geniza MSS lets understand the real difficulties in putting into practice his reform; instead the LXX and the Vulgate describe Josiah as a pious re-organizer of orthodoxy. Also Syriac and Arabic Versions emphasize the positive valuation of his action, doing of this a work wanted and directed by YHWH. So, an ideological re-reading revised Josiah’s work, that appears only through the Hebrew of Geniza MSS.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Josiah's reform from Ben Sira's perspective. Ideology and history in Sir 49,2a |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 257-276 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | RIVISTA BIBLICA |
| Volume | 47 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Josiah, Cairo Geniza MSS, other worships, reform, pious king, orthodoxy, ideological re-reading, hagiography