Introduction to Second Temple Judaism

History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus

AvLester L. Grabbe

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-10
Mått:137 x 213 x 13 mm
Vikt:227 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567552488

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Lester L. Grabbe is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. A recent book is Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know it?

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‘The chapters on currents within Second Temple Judaism achieve the purpose of introducing non-specialists to this period of Jewish history. They help the reader to understand the varieties of Jewish experience within history contexts.'—Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology

Innehållsförteckning

Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction to the volume; 1.2 The Sources; Section II: Overview of Second Temple History; Chapter 2. History; Section III: Various Currents within Judaism; Chapters 3-6; Section IV: Conclusion; Chapter 7. Conclusion.