Tag Archives: Jubilees

Priests and Israel as Superhuman

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Daniel R. Streett

In my research on the reception of the Jewish festivals, I focus on the idea that the festivals are moments when humans can participate in the divine or heavenly life/world. A well-known example: Philo depicts the High Priest on Yom Kippur … Continue reading →

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Did Enoch Die? (LXX, Philo, Hebrews)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Daniel R. Streett

The Biblical notice of Enoch is brief and tantalizing: “When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the … Continue reading →

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2013 Annual SBL Plans

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Daniel R. Streett

I’m looking forward to this year’s annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. This year the Society meets in Baltimore from Nov 23-26. I will be presenting a paper in the Early Jewish Christian Relations section, chaired by Judy … Continue reading →

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The Festivals as Participation in Divine Life

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Daniel R. Streett

I am currently on a year-long sabbatical from teaching. Besides several articles, my major research project is my doctoral thesis for Durham University. I am writing on the way that apocalyptic and mystical groups in early Judaism interpreted the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Enoch Walks, or Does He? (LXX Texts of Note 1)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

LXX Luthor This post is intended to be the beginning of a regular series where I note Septuagintal passages which would be of interest to students of Christian origins; e.g. texts where the New Testament quotes an LXX reading significantly … Continue reading →

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