Knowledge Commons | Francis Borchardt | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/francisborchardt/activity/ Activity feed for Francis Borchardt. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:38:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 ea4392796d38b15aee43300da1a5803c Francis Borchardt deposited The Battle of Emmaus and 1 Maccabees' Creative Use of Martial Law in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568857/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:07:26 -0400 Forty thousand infantry prepared for battle slowly march south toward Judea from the Seleucid capital in Antioch. They are joined by seven thousand cavalry with a single command: destroy Judea. Upon reaching the land they make camp at Emmaus and wait for a rather small band of Judean rebels to respond. Such is the opening scene of the battle of…[Read more]

]]> 0 ea4392796d38b15aee43300da1a5803c Francis Borchardt deposited The Battle of Emmaus and 1 Maccabees' Creative Use of Martial Law in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568856/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:07:26 -0400 Forty thousand infantry prepared for battle slowly march south toward Judea from the Seleucid capital in Antioch. They are joined by seven thousand cavalry with a single command: destroy Judea. Upon reaching the land they make camp at Emmaus and wait for a rather small band of Judean rebels to respond. Such is the opening scene of the battle of…[Read more]

]]> 0 f76ac1548d28905c74b2ac89adb8f6e6 Francis Borchardt deposited What Can 2Macc 2:13-15 Tell Us about the Biblical Canon? in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568855/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:07:25 -0400 Many scholars have used two verses from an epistle appended to the main body of 2 Maccabees to suggest a canon, proto-canon, or body of scripture is present already during the Hasmonean era and even before. We question such conclusions by investigating the background and contents of the epistle, using both historical-critical and rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc47cca46a92ca48c0f10e2b5eb63e57 Francis Borchardt deposited What Can 2Macc 2:13-15 Tell Us about the Biblical Canon? in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568853/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:07:24 -0400 Many scholars have used two verses from an epistle appended to the main body of 2 Maccabees to suggest a canon, proto-canon, or body of scripture is present already during the Hasmonean era and even before. We question such conclusions by investigating the background and contents of the epistle, using both historical-critical and rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc47cca46a92ca48c0f10e2b5eb63e57 Francis Borchardt deposited What Can 2Macc 2:13-15 Tell Us about the Biblical Canon? in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568852/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:07:24 -0400 Many scholars have used two verses from an epistle appended to the main body of 2 Maccabees to suggest a canon, proto-canon, or body of scripture is present already during the Hasmonean era and even before. We question such conclusions by investigating the background and contents of the epistle, using both historical-critical and rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 9e669e222e66658747dda9e4be678acf Francis Borchardt deposited What Can 2Macc 2:13-15 Tell Us about the Biblical Canon? in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568851/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:06:58 -0400 Many scholars have used two verses from an epistle appended to the main body of 2 Maccabees to suggest a canon, proto-canon, or body of scripture is present already during the Hasmonean era and even before. We question such conclusions by investigating the background and contents of the epistle, using both historical-critical and rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c82958c6d5b69f5b7d41c0317330195 Francis Borchardt deposited The LXX Myth and the Rise of Textual Fixity in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568850/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:06:57 -0400 This brief study investigates the desire for a fixed textual form as it pertains to scripture in the Judean tradition. It particularly delves into this phenomenon in three early versions of the Septuagint origin myth. is paper argues that this myth is invaluable for the study of transmission and reception of scripture, as it is one of the…[Read more]

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]]> 0 1ef5e835984ccb8886834543d3a1fc82 Francis Borchardt deposited The LXX Myth and the Rise of Textual Fixity in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568847/ Wed, 03 May 2017 01:06:56 -0400 This brief study investigates the desire for a fixed textual form as it pertains to scripture in the Judean tradition. It particularly delves into this phenomenon in three early versions of the Septuagint origin myth. is paper argues that this myth is invaluable for the study of transmission and reception of scripture, as it is one of the…[Read more]

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]]> 0 4226234adc43eefa11838e5722f06dda Francis Borchardt deposited The Battle of Emmaus and 1 Maccabees' Creative Use of Martial Law https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568458/ Tue, 02 May 2017 10:54:44 -0400 Forty thousand infantry prepared for battle slowly march south toward Judea from the Seleucid capital in Antioch. They are joined by seven thousand cavalry with a single command: destroy Judea. Upon reaching the land they make camp at Emmaus and wait for a rather small band of Judean rebels to respond. Such is the opening scene of the battle of…[Read more]

]]> 0 84c50c034d09b54adf701bffcc03586c Francis Borchardt deposited What Can 2Macc 2:13-15 Tell Us about the Biblical Canon? https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568456/ Tue, 02 May 2017 10:42:52 -0400 Many scholars have used two verses from an epistle appended to the main body of 2 Maccabees to suggest a canon, proto-canon, or body of scripture is present already during the Hasmonean era and even before. We question such conclusions by investigating the background and contents of the epistle, using both historical-critical and rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 7af417d983699baf59d7b19b0d9a177c Francis Borchardt deposited The LXX Myth and the Rise of Textual Fixity https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568452/ Tue, 02 May 2017 10:35:44 -0400 This brief study investigates the desire for a fixed textual form as it pertains to scripture in the Judean tradition. It particularly delves into this phenomenon in three early versions of the Septuagint origin myth. is paper argues that this myth is invaluable for the study of transmission and reception of scripture, as it is one of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 4cf23e1a7ac9834ce65636b33c82c74d Francis Borchardt deposited Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568366/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:57 -0400 Both 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees portray the Sabbath law as a central point of con- tention during the struggle over Judean law and tradition in the second century BCE (e.g., 1 Macc 1:41-50; 2 Macc 6:4-6). The Hasmonean family in particular is at times high- lighted as holding the Sabbath in high regard (2 Macc 5:27). In every available source,…[Read more]

]]> 0 4cf23e1a7ac9834ce65636b33c82c74d Francis Borchardt deposited Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568364/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:57 -0400 Both 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees portray the Sabbath law as a central point of con- tention during the struggle over Judean law and tradition in the second century BCE (e.g., 1 Macc 1:41-50; 2 Macc 6:4-6). The Hasmonean family in particular is at times high- lighted as holding the Sabbath in high regard (2 Macc 5:27). In every available source,…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0a900b7439c04b83bdec32bfd0be2f4 Francis Borchardt deposited Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568363/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:55 -0400 Both 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees portray the Sabbath law as a central point of con- tention during the struggle over Judean law and tradition in the second century BCE (e.g., 1 Macc 1:41-50; 2 Macc 6:4-6). The Hasmonean family in particular is at times high- lighted as holding the Sabbath in high regard (2 Macc 5:27). In every available source,…[Read more]

]]> 0 2eccd0301c6d8a6f867bf96f2749651d Francis Borchardt deposited Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568362/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:28 -0400 Both 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees portray the Sabbath law as a central point of con- tention during the struggle over Judean law and tradition in the second century BCE (e.g., 1 Macc 1:41-50; 2 Macc 6:4-6). The Hasmonean family in particular is at times high- lighted as holding the Sabbath in high regard (2 Macc 5:27). In every available source,…[Read more]

]]> 0 5fee09629dc5174eaa5624a4b38e97df Francis Borchardt deposited Influence and Power: The Types of Authority in the Process of Scripturalization in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568361/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:27 -0400 Many scholars recognize the importance of authority in the process of scripturalization. The presence of words like “authority” and “au- thoritative” in definitions of the term “scripture” is ubiquitous. Many also identify authoritative status for a text as an important step on the way toward it becoming scripture. However, “authority”…[Read more]

]]> 0 5fee09629dc5174eaa5624a4b38e97df Francis Borchardt deposited Influence and Power: The Types of Authority in the Process of Scripturalization in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568359/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:27 -0400 Many scholars recognize the importance of authority in the process of scripturalization. The presence of words like “authority” and “au- thoritative” in definitions of the term “scripture” is ubiquitous. Many also identify authoritative status for a text as an important step on the way toward it becoming scripture. However, “authority”…[Read more]

]]> 0 382c9b636fa5b5f7a3d72a73a3bd849d Francis Borchardt deposited Influence and Power: The Types of Authority in the Process of Scripturalization in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568358/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:02:26 -0400 Many scholars recognize the importance of authority in the process of scripturalization. The presence of words like “authority” and “au- thoritative” in definitions of the term “scripture” is ubiquitous. Many also identify authoritative status for a text as an important step on the way toward it becoming scripture. However, “authority”…[Read more]

]]> 0 1df03d6840439178d63c430251389710 Francis Borchardt deposited Influence and Power: The Types of Authority in the Process of Scripturalization in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568357/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:55 -0400 Many scholars recognize the importance of authority in the process of scripturalization. The presence of words like “authority” and “au- thoritative” in definitions of the term “scripture” is ubiquitous. Many also identify authoritative status for a text as an important step on the way toward it becoming scripture. However, “authority”…[Read more]

]]> 0 86e5930eb8f265b9ff1391c61d0f06c5 Francis Borchardt deposited Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568356/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:54 -0400 This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens…[Read more]

]]> 0 86e5930eb8f265b9ff1391c61d0f06c5 Francis Borchardt deposited Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568354/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:54 -0400 This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens…[Read more]

]]> 0 6053cd3d1dfd37e49914a19003c5f0aa Francis Borchardt deposited Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered in the group Ancient Near East https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568353/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:36 -0400 This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens…[Read more]

]]> 0 d457023f785f9dcb0fedcc23135ca7b8 Francis Borchardt deposited Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568352/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:12 -0400 This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccfd1c66ff35e90b435600131f7f1534 Francis Borchardt deposited What Do You Do When a Text is Failing? The Letter of Aristeas and the Need for a New Pentateuch in the group Religious Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568351/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:11 -0400 This study highlights features of the Letter of Aristeas that reveal how that story conceives of the royal translation project. It will apply the concept of ‘auxiliary texts’ developed by Markus Dubischar based on the conversation theory of Paul Grice in order to show that Aristeas understands the Hebrew Pentateuch as a failing text. It will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 9d2ecebd9babbf121c34b04abdb4dc86 Francis Borchardt deposited What Do You Do When a Text is Failing? The Letter of Aristeas and the Need for a New Pentateuch in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568349/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:01:10 -0400 This study highlights features of the Letter of Aristeas that reveal how that story conceives of the royal translation project. It will apply the concept of ‘auxiliary texts’ developed by Markus Dubischar based on the conversation theory of Paul Grice in order to show that Aristeas understands the Hebrew Pentateuch as a failing text. It will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 318409f2ef511be9f584478c7c294f7b Francis Borchardt deposited What Do You Do When a Text is Failing? The Letter of Aristeas and the Need for a New Pentateuch in the group Ancient Near East https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568348/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:00:51 -0400 This study highlights features of the Letter of Aristeas that reveal how that story conceives of the royal translation project. It will apply the concept of ‘auxiliary texts’ developed by Markus Dubischar based on the conversation theory of Paul Grice in order to show that Aristeas understands the Hebrew Pentateuch as a failing text. It will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 e6279cb847596de2f26e9edd2da9f3fb Francis Borchardt deposited What Do You Do When a Text is Failing? The Letter of Aristeas and the Need for a New Pentateuch in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1568347/ Tue, 02 May 2017 01:00:24 -0400 This study highlights features of the Letter of Aristeas that reveal how that story conceives of the royal translation project. It will apply the concept of ‘auxiliary texts’ developed by Markus Dubischar based on the conversation theory of Paul Grice in order to show that Aristeas understands the Hebrew Pentateuch as a failing text. It will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 aaf079f109ea644340e06aa0707c6263 Francis Borchardt deposited Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1567460/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:29:24 -0400 Both 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees portray the Sabbath law as a central point of con- tention during the struggle over Judean law and tradition in the second century BCE (e.g., 1 Macc 1:41-50; 2 Macc 6:4-6). The Hasmonean family in particular is at times high- lighted as holding the Sabbath in high regard (2 Macc 5:27). In every available source,…[Read more]

]]> 0 430de2ab286d48fa1b47637e040c3a46 Francis Borchardt deposited Influence and Power: The Types of Authority in the Process of Scripturalization https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1567441/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:41:40 -0400 Many scholars recognize the importance of authority in the process of scripturalization. The presence of words like “authority” and “au- thoritative” in definitions of the term “scripture” is ubiquitous. Many also identify authoritative status for a text as an important step on the way toward it becoming scripture. However, “authority”…[Read more]

]]> 0 e4bd9aab5614281c92c238b39b1afb41 Francis Borchardt deposited Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1567439/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:37:02 -0400 This article investigates the prefatory material in 2 Maccabees (2:19-32; 15:38-39) in order to reveal the motivation and attitude of the epitomator of 2 Maccabees toward the text he is adapting. The article argues that the concept of auxiliary texts, recog- nized in Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic texts by classicist Markus Dubischar, is the lens…[Read more]

]]> 0 a2a137d8eb3259f0f190fe81486b77f4 Francis Borchardt deposited What Do You Do When a Text is Failing? The Letter of Aristeas and the Need for a New Pentateuch https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1567437/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:28:22 -0400 This study highlights features of the Letter of Aristeas that reveal how that story con- ceives of the royal translation project. It will apply the concept of ‘auxiliary texts’ devel- oped by Markus Dubischar based on the conversation theory of Paul Grice in order to show that Aristeas understands the Hebrew Pentateuch as a failing text. It wil…[Read more]

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