Introduction: The Storytelling World p. 1 Access p. 1 Method p. 6 Text p. 11 Texture p. 13 Context p. 16 Aims p. 18 Early Jewish Stories of Prophecy at Birth p. 25 Birth Prophecy Stories: Early Biblical Figures p. 27 To the mother Eve about Cain / Life of Adam and Eve 21 p. 27 To the great-grandfather Enoch about Noah / 1 Enoch 106.1-18 p. 28 To the adoptive father Nir and uncle Noah about Melchizedek / 2 Enoch 71 p. 33 To the great-grandmother Melcha about Abraham / Biblical Antiquities 4.11 p. 38 To the mother Sarah about Isaac / Jubilees 16.15-19 p. 39 To the father Abraham and mother Sarah about Isaac / Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-18, 39-40p. 42 To the father Abraham about Isaac; to the mother Rebecca about Jacob and Esau / Romans p. 43 9:6-13 To the sister Miriam about Moses / Biblical Antiquities 9.10 p. 46 To an Egyptian priest and to the father Amarames about Moses / Josephus, Antiquities 2.205-206, 210-212, 215-218 p. 47 To the adopting mother about Moses / Biblical Antiquities 9.15-16 p. 47 To the sister Miriam about Moses / Babylonian Talmud Sotah 12b-13a p. 50 Birth Prophecy Stories: Later Biblical Figures p. 54 To the mother Eluma about Samson / Biblical Antiquities 42.1-7 p. 54 To the mother Hannah about Samuel / Biblical Antiquities 50:1, 50:5-51:7 p. 58 To the mother Hannah about Samuel / Targum Jonathan of the Former Prophets, 1 Samuel p. 62 2:1-8 To the mother Sochaba about Elijah / Lives of the Prophets 21 p. 66 To a priest about Elisha / Lives of the Prophets 22 p. 70 Birth Prophecy Stories: Contemporary Figures p. 74 To the father Monobazos about Izates / Josephus, Antiquities 20.17-21 p. 74 To the father Zechariah about John / Luke 1:5-25 p. 76 To the mother Elizabeth and the father Zechariah about John / Luke 1:57-71, 76-79 p. 78 To the mother Mary about Jesus / Luke 1:26-38 p. 81 To the great aunt Elizabeth and the mother Mary about Jesus / Luke 1:39-56 p. 83 To the father Joseph about Jesus / Matthew 1:18-25 p. 86 To Simeon about Jesus / Luke 2:25-35 p. 87 To the prophet Anna about Jesus / Luke 2:36-38 p. 88 To the mother about Paul / Galatians 1:15-17 p. 90 To the angel Gabriel and to the mother about Rabbi Ishmael the high priest / Midrash on the p. 90 Ten Martyrs
Telling Early Jewish Stories of Prophecy at Birth p. 95 Early Jewish Stories of Wondrous Provision p. 103 Wondrous Provision Stories: The Need p. 105 Misery and comfort / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 24b p. 105 The vinegar / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25a p. 110 The goats / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25a p. 110 The beams / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25a p. 111 The bread / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 24b-25a p. 113 The wine / John 2:1-11 p. 115 The wind / John 6:16-21 p. 117 The fever / Luke 4:38-39 p. 118 Igrath / Babylonian Talmud Pesachim 112b p. 119 The pigs / Matthew 8:28-34 p. 120 Wondrous Provision Stories: The Need Voiced p. 124 The circle / Mishnah Ta'anit 3:8 p. 124 The children / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 23b p. 129 Yohanan ben Zakkai's son / Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 34b p. 131 Rabban Gamaliel's son / Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 34b p. 132 The official's son / John 4:46b-54 p. 134 The leper / Mark 1:40-45 p. 136 The blind man / Mark 10:46-52 p. 137 The bleeding woman / Matthew 9:20-22 p. 138 The graves / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25b p. 140 Rabbi Akiba's prayer / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25b p. 140 Wondrous Provision Stories: The Need Met p. 143 The cistern-digger's daughter / Jerusalem Talmud Demai 1:3 (22a) p. 143 The Ginnai River / Babylonian Talmud Hullin 7a p. 145 The Syrophoenician woman's daughter / Mark 7:24-30 p. 148 Tabitha and the widows / Acts 9:36-43 p. 150 Imma Hilkiah's clouds / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 23ab p. 152 The stone / Song of Songs Rabbah 1.1.4 p. 156 The wheat / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 24a p. 158 The snake / Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 5,1/26 (9a) p. 161 The table leg / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25a p. 163 The garlic skin / Babylonian Talmud Ta'anit 25a p. 166 Telling Early Jewish Wondrous Provision Stories p. 168 Early Jewish Stories of Prophets' Signs p. 181 Signs of Destruction Attributed to Biblical Prophets p. 183 Noah and Lot / Luke 17:26-32 p. 183 Jonah / Lives of the Prophets 10 p. 185 Nahum / Lives of the Prophets 11 p. 189
Habakkuk / Lives of the Prophets 12 p. 189 Ezekiel / Lives of the Prophets 3 p. 191 Daniel / Lives of the Prophets 4 p. 195 Ezra / 4 Ezra 4:52-5:9 p. 197 Signs of Destruction Attributed to Contemporary Prophets p. 200 Judas / Josephus, Jewish War 1.78-80 p. 200 Manaemus / Josephus, Antiquities 15.373-376 p. 201 Simon; Glaphyra / Josephus, Jewish War 2.111-116 p. 203 John the Baptizer / Josephus, Antiquities 18.109-119 p. 206 John the Baptizer / Luke 3:2-9, 16b-20 p. 209 Jesus of Nazareth about Jonah and the Queen of the South / Luke 11:29-32 p. 211 Jesus of Nazareth in Jerusalem / Mark 11:12-25 p. 213 The high priest / John 11:47-52 p. 215 Ababus on Paul's imprisonment / Acts 21:10-14, 27b, 33a p. 217 Jesus ben Ananias / Josephus, Jewish War 6.300-309 p. 218 John of Patmos / Revelation 18:1-4a, 7-10, 15-19 p. 221 Signs of Deliverance Attributed to Biblical Prophets p. 224 Noah's Daughter-in-law / Sibylline Oracles 3:767-775, 781-782, 794-808, 819-829 p. 224 Enoch and Noah / 1 Clement 9:3-4 p. 227 Noah and Jonah / 1 Clement 7:5-7 p. 227 Rahab / 1 Clement 12:1-8 p. 228 Levi / Testament of Levi 8.1-19 p. 230 Elijah, Elisha and Ezekiel / 1 Clement 17:1 p. 233 Isaiah / Lives of the Prophets Introduction and 1 p. 234 Hosea / Lives of the Prophets 5 p. 237 Haggai / Lives of the Prophets 14 p. 238 Signs of Deliverance Attributed to Contemporary Prophets p. 240 Deceivers / Josephus, Jewish War 2.258-260 p. 240 The Egyptian / Josephus, Jewish War 2.261-263 p. 242 The portico prophet / Josephus, Jewish War 6.281-287 p. 244 Jonathan / Josephus, Jewish War 7.437-442, 448-450 p. 247 John the Baptizer / Mark 1:2-8 p. 249 Jesus of Nazareth at the Jordan and in Galilee / Mark 1:9-15 p. 251 Jesus of Nazareth enters Jerusalem / Matthew 21:1-17 p. 253 Jesus called the Christ / Josephus, Antiquities 18.63-64 p. 257 The Samaritan / Josephus, Antiquities 18.85-89 p. 259 Theudas / Josephus, Antiquities 20.97-98 p. 261 The Egyptian / Josephus, Antiquities 20.167-172 p. 263 Theudas and Judas / Acts 5:36-37 p. 264 The Egyptian / Acts 21:38 p. 264 Telling Early Jewish Stories of Prophets' Signs p. 267
Early Jewish Stories of Martyrdom and Vindication p. 279 Martyrdom and Vindication Stories of Biblical Figures p. 281 Isaac / Biblical Antiquities 32.1-4 p. 281 Seila / Biblical Antiquities 40.2-8 p. 284 Micah / Lives of the Prophets 6 p. 288 Amos / Lives of the Prophets 7 p. 289 Isaiah / Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin 10,2/19 (28c) p. 290 Zechariah / Lives of the Prophets 23 p. 294 Zechariah; the Sanhedrin, young men and women, the school-children / Babylonian Talmud Gittin 57b p. 295 The prophets and apostles / Luke 11:47-51 p. 298 The faithful and the prophets / Hebrews 11:32-40 p. 299 The just, Daniel and the three in the fire / 1 Clement 45.3b-8 p. 300 Martyrdom and Vindication Stories of Maccabean and Hasmonean Period Figures p. 304 Two circumcizing mothers and worshipers in a cave / 2 Maccabees 6:8-10 p. 304 Seven brothers and their mother / 2 Maccabees 7:1-10, 24-30, 37-41 p. 305 Eleazar / 4 Maccabees 6:24-30 p. 309 The mother of seven / 4 Maccabees 16:12-13, 16:15b-17:1 p. 311 The mother of seven / 4 Maccabees 18:6-19 p. 313 Four hundred girls and boys / Babylonian Talmud Gittin 57b p. 316 The woman and her seven sons / Babylonian Talmud Gittin 57b p. 319 The Teacher of Righteousness / Qumran Habakkuk Commentary XI.2-12, 14-15 p. 323 Onias / Josephus, Antiquities 14.22-25, 28 p. 325 Eighty women of Ashkelon / Jerusalem Talmud Hagiga 2,2 (77b) p. 327 Martyrdom and Vindication Stories of First Century C.E. Figures p. 330 John the Baptizer / Mark 6:14-29 p. 330 Jesus of Nazareth according to Mark / Mark 15:20b-16:8 p. 333 Jesus of Nazareth according to Matthew / Matthew 27:50-54; 28:1-10, 16 p. 337 Jesus of Nazareth according to Luke / Luke 23:27-43; 24:1-11 p. 341 Jesus of Nazareth according to John / John 19:16b-30; 20:1-18 p. 344 Stephen according to Luke / Acts 6:8-7:2; 7:9, 35, 39, 45-60 p. 349 Peter and Paul / 1 Clement 5 p. 352 Jesus ben Ananias p. 354 Jesus with five disciples / Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin 43a p. 354 Martyrdom and Vindication Stories of Early Second Century C.E. Figures p. 360 Rabbi Akiba / Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 9,7/8 (14b) p. 360 Rabbi Akiba / Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 61b p. 361 Rabbi Hanina ben Taradion / Babylonian Talmud Abodah Zerah 18a p. 366 Rabbi Yehudah ben Baba / Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin 14a p. 369 Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair / Jerusalem Talmud, Demai 1,3/8 (22a) p. 371 Telling Early Jewish Martyrdom and Vindication Stories p. 374 Conclusion: Holiness Enacted in Early Jewish Storytelling p. 381
The Stories p. 381 The Function of Early Jewish Legends p. 381 The Tellers of Early Jewish Stories p. 384 Early Jewish Women as Story Tellers p. 385 Early Jewish Stories and Gospel Formation p. 389 The Cultural Legacy of Holy Lives and Deaths p. 393 Indexes p. 397 Index of Ancient Texts p. 397 Index of Modern Authors p. 406 Index of Subjects p. 410 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.