A Therapeutic Medium?: Crisis and History in <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4

This article argues that the oracles of <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4 interpreted and responded to specific crises facing ancient Mediterranean Jewish and pagan communities. With this in mind, it advances the idea that the text can be read as a Jewish reaction to the fall of the Jerusalem t...

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Autor principal:	Miguel M. Vargas
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Sibylline literature prophecy imperialism Second Temple Hellenistic Judaism Greco-Roman religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:42a032bcaf7a427dbdeae8c485c9e0fa2021-11-25T18:52:30ZA Therapeutic Medium?: Crisis and History in <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 410.3390/rel121109152077-1444https://doaj.org/article/42a032bcaf7a427dbdeae8c485c9e0fa2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/11/915https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1444This article argues that the oracles of <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4 interpreted and responded to specific crises facing ancient Mediterranean Jewish and pagan communities. With this in mind, it advances the idea that the text can be read as a Jewish reaction to the fall of the Jerusalem temple in 70 CE, which is a reading that recent scholarship has been hesitant to accept. Rather than read <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4 as a reflection of the author’s pre-existing views, the present article approaches the text as a creative medium through which a new historical consciousness was crafted, one that accommodated the fall of the temple and the events surrounding its destruction. To do so, the article briefly contextualizes the text to demonstrate that crisis-mediation was an expected task of ancient Sibylline literature, then proceeds to interpret the contentious passages that have led scholars to offer alternative readings.Miguel M. VargasMDPI AGarticleSibylline literatureprophecyimperialismSecond TempleHellenistic JudaismGreco-Roman religionReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790ENReligions, Vol 12, Iss 915, p 915 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Sibylline literature prophecy imperialism Second Temple Hellenistic Judaism Greco-Roman religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790 Miguel M. Vargas A Therapeutic Medium?: Crisis and History in <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4
description	This article argues that the oracles of <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4 interpreted and responded to specific crises facing ancient Mediterranean Jewish and pagan communities. With this in mind, it advances the idea that the text can be read as a Jewish reaction to the fall of the Jerusalem temple in 70 CE, which is a reading that recent scholarship has been hesitant to accept. Rather than read <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4 as a reflection of the author’s pre-existing views, the present article approaches the text as a creative medium through which a new historical consciousness was crafted, one that accommodated the fall of the temple and the events surrounding its destruction. To do so, the article briefly contextualizes the text to demonstrate that crisis-mediation was an expected task of ancient Sibylline literature, then proceeds to interpret the contentious passages that have led scholars to offer alternative readings.
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A Therapeutic Medium?: Crisis and History in <i>Oracula Sibyllina</i> 4

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