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First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:16 am
by rgprice
Is there a good catalogue of Jewish names from around the first century, or the Hellenistic era? We names like Michael and Gabriel used for people? What about Moses or Enoch? Were there any general guidelines or customs around what names were suitable for people and which ones weren't? I assume names like Adonai and Elohim were not used, etc.
Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:31 am
by Ben C. Smith
rgprice wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:16 am
Is there a good catalogue of Jewish names from around the first century, or the Hellenistic era? We names like Michael and Gabriel used for people? What about Moses or Enoch? Were there any general guidelines or customs around what names were suitable for people and which ones weren't? I assume names like Adonai and Elohim were not used, etc.
Tal Ilan is the source to consult:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Le ... apQv6JzNwC. Richard Bauckham has a decent summary of her work in
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, as well.
Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:49 am
by Ben C. Smith
From Bauckham, male Palestinian names:
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Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:50 am
by Ben C. Smith
Continued:
- Bauckham, Male Palestinian Names 2.png (213.26 KiB) Viewed 3993 times
Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:50 am
by Ben C. Smith
Female Palestinian names:
- Bauckham, Female Palestinian Names.png (230.6 KiB) Viewed 3993 times
Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:51 am
by Ben C. Smith
Footnotes:
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Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:28 am
by rgprice
Thank you for not making me read Bauckham
Re: First century Jewish names
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:59 am
by Ben C. Smith
You are welcome, but... it is a mistake not to read Bauckham. One can disagree all one wishes, but there are aspects to early Christian history you will simply not find anywhere else. The other main conservative scholar one should not skip is Gundry. Oh, and N. T. Wright for theological matters (not for history in any way).