The Oniad Sibyl : how a Greek prophetess became a revolutionary mouthpiece for Egyptian Jews / by Miguel M. Vargas.
| Author/creator | Vargas, Miguel M. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] |
| Description | viii, 196 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, 0169-8125 ; |
| Contents | A Jewish Sibyl and the Oniads of Egypt -- Oracular diviniation in the Ancient Mediterranean -- Oracula Sibyllina -- Oracula Sibyllina -- Oracula Sibyllina -- The Oniad Sibyl. |
| Abstract | "The Oniad community was a mercenary and priestly Jewish settlement in Greco-Roman Egypt. This community recognized an exiled high priest of the Jerusalem Temple as its founder and met its end after a Mediterranean-wide uprising that shook the foundations of the Roman Empire. This monograph attributes a group of rather puzzling prophetic narratives-filled with coded language, reused lines from Greek and Jewish literature, and confused historical references-to the Oniads. The thesis of this study is that each prophetic treatise responds to crises experienced by the Oniad settlement and, as a result, evidences its unfolding historical consciousness and hybrid literary culture in distinct phases of its existence"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Vargas, Miguel M. Oniad Sibyl Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] 9789004722743 |
| LCCN | 2024059173 |
| ISBN | 9789004722668 |
| ISBN | 9004722661 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |