Preface and Acknowledgments |
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Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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Introduction |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (3) |
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Chapter 1 The Protevangelium of James: A History of Readings |
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1.1 The "Rediscovery" of PJ |
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1.2 An Overview of the Contents of PJ |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (11) |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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1.4 Genre and Relationship to the New Testament |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Author, Reader, and Ancient Meanings |
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2.1 Intertextuality---Peril and Promise |
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32 | (7) |
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2.1.1 Origins of Intertextuality |
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32 | (2) |
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2.1.2 Intertextuality in Biblical Studies |
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34 | (4) |
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2.1.3 Suggesting a Way Forward |
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38 | (1) |
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2.2 The Role of the Author and Authorial Intent |
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39 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Meaning vs. Significance |
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40 | (2) |
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2.2.2 The Possibility of Unintended Meaning? |
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42 | (2) |
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2.2.3 In Search of the Authors Meaning |
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44 | (2) |
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2.3 The Identity and Role of the Reader |
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46 | (10) |
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2.3.1 Literacy and Readers in Antiquity |
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47 | (1) |
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2.3.2 The Hypothetical Reader---Three Models |
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48 | (7) |
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2.3.3 Determining the Identity of the Reader |
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55 | (1) |
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2.4 Defining the Intertextual Canon |
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56 | (7) |
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2.4.1 Discovering the Cultural Encyclopedia |
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57 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Criteria for the Detection of Echoes |
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59 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Intertexts, Layering, and the Literal Sense |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 The Temple in the Temple (PI 7--9) |
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3.2 The Author and the Text |
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3.2.1 Ignorance of Temple Practice |
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68 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Indication of Purity |
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70 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Insurance/Preservation of Purity |
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71 | (1) |
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3.3 Literary Analysis of PI 7--9 |
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3.3.1 Mary as Sacrificial Offering |
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72 | (5) |
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3.3.2 Nine Years in the Temple |
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77 | (2) |
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3.3.3 The "Marriage" to Joseph |
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79 | (2) |
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3.4 The Reader and the Intertextual Canon |
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81 | (18) |
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3.4.1 Miraculous Feedings |
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82 | (3) |
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3.4.2 Dancing in the HB/LXX and Early Christian Literature |
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85 | (8) |
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3.4.3 Dancing and the Gods |
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99 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 The Virgin, the Spinner (PJ 10--12) |
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101 | (34) |
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101 | (2) |
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4.2 The Author and the Text |
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103 | (8) |
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4.2.1 Spinning as Apologetic/Encomiastic |
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104 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Historical Peculiarities |
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105 | (4) |
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4.2.3 Alleged Interpolations |
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109 | (2) |
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4.3 Literary Analysis of PJ 10--12 |
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111 | (8) |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (2) |
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4.3.3 Elizabeth and the High Priest |
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116 | (3) |
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4.4 The Reader and the Intertextual Canon |
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119 | (7) |
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126 | (5) |
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4.4.3 The Epistle to the Hebrews |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 The Cave and the Cross (PJ 17--20) |
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135 | (32) |
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135 | (1) |
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5.2 The Author and the Text |
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136 | (5) |
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5.2.1 The Cave-Birth Tradition |
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137 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Shift to First-Person Narration |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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5.3 Literary Analysis of PJ 17--20 |
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141 | (8) |
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5.3.1 The Journey from Bethlehem and the Suspension of Time |
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142 | (2) |
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5.3.2 The Theophany at the Cave |
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144 | (2) |
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5.3.3 Salome and the Midwife |
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146 | (3) |
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5.4 The Reader and the Intertextual Canon |
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149 | (17) |
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5.4.1 Cave-Births in Greek and Roman Literature and Legend |
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150 | (5) |
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5.4.2 Caves in the HB/LXX |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (8) |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (17) |
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191 | (2) |
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