Manna - Bread from Heaven - Jn 6:22-59 in the Light of Ps 78:23-25 and Its Interpretation in Early Jewish Sources

The author presents a new approach to the study of manna, which does not concentrate only on one particular representation of the bread from heaven (especially Ex 16). Additionally, he investigates the interconnections between Ps 78:23-25, Wis 16:20-13; 19:21 and Jn 6:22-59 and he explores the new ideas of each of these texts. He also strongly asserts that Hellenistic Judaism, represented by the Book of Wisdom, is not "a second-class Judaism". This fact is proved with the example of manna as the food of immortality, an idea not introduced by Christians in the Fourth Gospel, but already present in Wis 19:21.

List of contents

Manna - Bread of Immortality - Gospel of John - Book of Wisdom - Psalm 78 - Old Testament citations in the New Testament

About the author

Pawe¿ Rytel-Andrianik is a Catholic priest of the diocese of Drohiczyn (Poland), a biblical scholar, theologian and orientalist in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He lectured as an Associate Professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.

Product details

• Authors: Pawe¿ Rytel-Andrianik, Pawel Rytel-Andrianik
• Assisted by: Bartosz Adamczewski (Editor)
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9783631653616
• ISBN: 978-3-631-65361-6
• No. of pages: 161
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 15 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 310 g
• Series: European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions; European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous