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Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
Revised Edition
Häftad, 2017
402 kr
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In Ancient Israel Lester L. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we know it by a discussion of methodology and by evaluating the evidence. The most basic question about the history of ancient Israel, how do we know what we know, leads to the fundamental …
Introduction to Second Temple Judaism
History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus
Häftad, 2010
473 kr
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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 …
Ezra-Nehemiah
Häftad, 1998
647 kr
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In this provocative study, Lester Grabbe presents a unique approach to Ezra-Nehemiah with the combination of a literary and historical approach. Lester Grabbe challenges commonly held assumptions about Joshua and Zerubbabel, the initial resettlement of land after the exile, the figure of Ezra and …
Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period
Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh
Inbunden, 2000
2510 kr
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The developments in Judaism which occurred during the Second Temple period (c. 550 BC to 100 AD) were of great importance for the nature of Jewish religion in later centuries, yet few studies have examined the era in full. Now Lester L. Grabbe's lucid and accessible volume provides a much-needed …
Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period
Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh
Häftad, 2012
909 kr
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The developments in Judaism which occurred during the Second Temple period (c. 550 BC to 100 AD) were of great importance for the nature of Jewish religion in later centuries, yet few studies have examined the era in full. Now Lester L. Grabbe's lucid and accessible volume provides a much-needed …
Israel in Transition
From Late Bronze II to Iron IIa (c. 1250-850 BCE): 1 The Archaeology
Inbunden, 2008
2188 kr
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For more than a decade the European Seminar in Historical Methodology has debated the history of ancient Israel (or Palestine or the Southern Levant, as some prefer). A number of different topics have been the focus of discussion and published collections, but several have centered on historical …
Architecture and Utopia in the Temple Era
Av Michael Chyutin, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2006
2760 kr
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This book proposes a new reconstruction of the Temple, which differs from conventional descriptions in Jewish literary sources during the First and Second Temple eras. Individual descriptions of the Temple are examined independently and the influence of earlier descriptions on subsequent ones is …
Chaos and the Son of Man
The Hebrew Chaoskampf Tradition in the Period 515 BCE to 200 CE
Av Andrew Angel, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2006
2549 kr
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Andrew Angel briefly reviews the work of Old Testament scholars on the mythological motif of God's battle with the dragon and the chaos waters. He also reviews works that touch on the existence of the motif in the period 515 BCE to 200 CE, noting the need for thorough survey of the motif in Hebrew …
Determinism and Petitionary Prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls
An Ideological Reading of John and the Rule of the Community (1QS)
Av Emmanuel O. Tukasi, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2008
2266 kr
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Tukasi explores the theme of the determinism as articulated in the Rule of the Community and the Fourth Gospel with the aim of uncovering the relevance of petitionary prayer within the framework of the determinism of each book. Chapter one sets out the background against which the themes of …
Use of Sobriquets in the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls
Av Matthew A. Collins, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2009
2407 kr
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This book constitutes an examination of key sobriquets found among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls. Its primary focus is literary rather than historical and concentrates on the function of the sobriquets as labels utilised positively or negatively within the sectarian compositions. Noting the presence …
History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 2
The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE)
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2008
2407 kr
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This is the second volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period. It is axiomatic that there are large gaps in the history of the Persian period, but the early Greek period is possibly even less known. This volume brings together all we know about the Jews during the …
Mystical Texts
Av Philip Alexander, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2006
2549 kr
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Starting from a careful definition of mysticism, this volume argues that there is clear evidence for the practice of mysticism in the Community of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It offers a close reading of the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, the Self-Glorification Hymn, and related texts, which constitute …
Serekh Texts
Av Sarianna Metso, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2007
1984 kr
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The Serekh Texts discusses the central rule documents produced by a pious Jewish community of the Essenes that lived at Qumran by the Dead Sea at the turn of the era. The texts describe the life of a highly ascetic group that had rejected the hellenistic Jewish culture and had withdrawn into the …
New Directions in Qumran Studies
Av William John Lyons, Jonathan G. Campbell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2549 kr
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Fifty years after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls there have been many advances in the field of Qumran Studies. Yet much work remains undone. In particular the study of the scrolls has continued to follow long established historical critical methods while largely falling to incorporate recent …
Can a 'History of Israel' Be Written?
Häftad, 1997
1278 kr
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This Symposium asks whether a 'history of Israel' can be written, and if it can, how? Can the Hebrew Bible be used as a source for such history? The question of writing the 'history of ancient Israel' has become fiercely debated in recent years. It is a debate that seems to generate more heat than …
History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)
The Persian Period (539-331BCE)
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2006
1419 kr
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In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period …
Self-Understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls Community
An Eternal Planting, A House of Holiness
Av Paul Swarup, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2006
2549 kr
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This is a study of two metaphors, 'an eternal planting' and 'a house of holiness', which were used extensively by the DSS Community in expression of their self-understanding. These two metaphors embrace a wide range of biblical themes which they appropriated for themselves. The sectarian writings …
Normative and Sectarian Judaism in the Second Temple Period
Av Moshe Weinfeld, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2005
2690 kr
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The book brings together the essays on Second Temple Judaism by Moshe Weinfeld, one of the leading figures in comparative literature and the history of religion in ancient Near Eastern studies. This integrated collection centers on the religious debates within Second Temple Judaism between the …
Aramaic and Egyptian Legal Traditions at Elephantine
An Egyptological Approach
Av Alejandro F. Botta, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2009
2266 kr
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This is a study of the interrelationships between the formulary traditions of the legal documents of the Jewish colony of Elephantine and the legal formulary traditions of their Egyptian counterparts. The legal documents of Elephantine have been approached in three different ways thus far: first, …
Ahab Agonistes
The Rise and Fall of the Omri Dynasty
Inbunden, 2007
2549 kr
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The European Seminar in Historical Methodology is committed to debating issues surrounding the history of ancient Israel and Judah with the aim of developing methodological principles for writing a history of the period. In this particular session the topic chosen was the Omride dynasty - its rise …
Judah Between East and West
The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (ca. 400-200 BCE)
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Oded Lipschits
Inbunden, 2011
2407 kr
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This is a collection of essays by leading scholars examining the period of transition between Persian and Greek rule of Judah, ca. 400-200 BCE. "Judah Between East and West" is a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, presenting the main findings of a recent conference of British …
Introduction to Second Temple Judaism
History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus
Inbunden, 2010
1843 kr
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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 …
Memory in Jewish, Pagan and Christian Societies of the Graeco-Roman World
Av Doron Mendels, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2004
2043 kr
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The ten studies in this book explore the phenomenon of public memory in societies of the Graeco-Roman period. Mendels begins with a concise discussion of the historical canon that emerged in Late Antiquity and brought with it the (distorted) memory of ancient history in Western culture. The …
Enochic Judaism
Three Defining Paradigm Exemplars
Av David R. Jackson, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2004
2125 kr
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From the Books of Enoch, Jackson identifies a paradigm of order as opposed to deviation, which defined orthodoxy and elect identity in a manner which was absolutely exclusive. Over 300 years "Enochic Judaism" developed three working models within this paradigm to explain their worldview and its …
Priests in the Prophets
The Portrayal of Priests, Prophets, and Other Religious Specialists in the Latter Prophets
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Alice Ogden Bellis
Inbunden, 2004
2690 kr
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Since at least the 19th century Hebrew Bible scholarship has traditionally seen priests and prophets as natural opponents, with different social spheres and worldviews. In recent years several studies have started to question this perspective. The Priests in the Prophets examines how the priests …
Good Kings and Bad Kings
The Kingdom of Judah in the Seventh Century BCE
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Andrew Mein
Häftad, 2005
1137 kr
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According to the Bible, among the last kings of the kingdom of Judah was one of the most notorious kings-Manasseh-and one of the most righteous-Josiah. Are the accounts of their contrasting reigns anything more than the ideological creations of pious writers and editors? Does this juxtaposition of …
Antichrist Theme in the Intertestamental Period
Av G.W. Lorein, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2004
1984 kr
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What are the antecedents of the 'Antichrist' figure and its associated themes in Jewish literature prior to the New Testament? G.W. Lorein offers texts and translations of all the relevant passages, together with a discussion of their meaning and significance. He concludes that the 'Antichrist' …
Scrolls, Scriptures and Early Christianity
Av Geza Vermes, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2005
2266 kr
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Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls, these groundbreaking essays explore the significance of the scrolls for our understanding of the New Testament and Christian Origins. Updated in the light of the most recent scrolls research these essays offer an overview of …
Wisdom of Solomon
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Michael A. Knibb m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
402 kr
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Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format. The complete set of books will offer a comprehensive introduction to the Bible and related …
Knowing the End From the Beginning
The Prophetic, Apocalyptic, and their Relationship
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Robert D. Haak
Häftad, 2004
1984 kr
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Much study has taken place of the prophetic and apocalyptic writings in recent decades, but the relationship between the two has been little explored. A major explicit debate on the question is very much needed and is now provided. This collection of essays addresses the subject from a variety of …
