Erich Gruen's small study, the revised and extended Felix Jacoby
Kiel lecture on the Jewish historians of the Hellenistic period,
shows that their writings, which have survived only fragmentarily,
displayed a remarkable breadth and diversity. Their handling of the
biblical texts was at the same time very playful, consciously
connected with a certain amount of idiosyncrasy and with the
intention of placing Jewish traditions in a broader cultural
context. The historians saw their task primarily not to elucidate
it. To the biblical narratives they offered instead compelling
twists, alternative versions and provocative variants. Almost
always their representations also had a certain entertainment
value. The sacredness of Scripture remained untouched.
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