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"Whole Truth": Rethinking Retribution in the Book of Tobit
E-bok, 2012
608 kr
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Micah Kiel discusses the overly simplistic nomenclature (''Deuteronomistic'') given to Tobit''s perspective on retribution and attempts to show, by coordinating it with Sirach and parts of 1 Enoch, how the book''s view is much more complex than is normally asserted. Kiel argues that the return of …
Self-Understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls Community
An Eternal Planting, a House of Holiness
Av Paul Swarup
E-bok, 2006
2805 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 …
Land, Center and Diaspora
Jewish Constructs in Late Antiquity
Av Isaiah Gafni
E-bok, 1997
2338 kr
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The unique duality of Jewish existence, wherein a major Jewish centre in the Land of Israel flourished alongside a large and prosperous diaspora, was one of the outstanding features of Second Temple and post-Temple Jewish life. As in modern times, ongoing Jewish dispersion raised questions that …
Determinism and Petitionary Prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls
An Ideological Reading of John and the Rule of the Community (1qs)
E-bok, 2008
2494 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 …
Studies in the Book of Tobit
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Av Mark Bredin
E-bok, 2006
2805 kr
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The essays collected here approach the book of Tobit from a range of disciplines: literary, feminist, anthropological, imagination, theological, textual and historical. This multi-disciplinary approach will generate new ideas and approaches to the book of Tobit. The essays vary not only in …
This World and the World to Come
Soteriology in Early Judaism
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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This is a distinguished list of contributors consider the issue of ''soteriology'' in Second Temple literature . Did authors of Second Temple texts concern themselves with ''salvation''? If so, on what terms? What does one need ''salvation'' from? And are the parameters of who is included in or …
This World and the World to Come
Soteriology in Early Judaism
Av Daniel M. Gurtner, Daniel M. Gurtner
Inbunden, 2011
2280 kr
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This is a distinguished list of contributors consider the issue of 'soteriology' in "Second Temple literature". Did authors of "Second Temple texts" concern themselves with 'salvation'? If so, on what terms? What does one need 'salvation' from? And are the parameters of who is included in or …
Architecture and Utopia in the Temple Era
Av Michael Chyutin, Lester L. Grabbe
Inbunden, 2006
2777 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
2564 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
2280 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
2422 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
2422 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
2564 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
1996 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
2564 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 …
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
1427 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
2564 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
2706 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
2280 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, …
Time of Change
Judah and its Neighbours in the Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods
Av Yigal Levin
Inbunden, 2007
2422 kr
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This volume includes ten new studies, most of which were originally presented at the 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, held in Jerusalem in 2005. The studies all deal with the changes that occurred in the Land of Israel during the Persian and early Hellenistic periods, from the 6th through the …
Judah Between East and West
The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (ca. 400-200 BCE)
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Oded Lipschits
Inbunden, 2011
2422 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 …
Temple in Text and Tradition
A Festschrift in Honour of Robert Hayward
Inbunden, 2014
1928 kr
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The Second Temple period is an era that marked a virtual explosion in the world of literature, with the creation, redaction, interpretation, and transmission of Jewish texts that represented diverse languages and ideologies. The creation of many of these writings coincided with the growth of the …
Testament of Job
Text, Narrative and Reception History
E-bok, 2012
561 kr
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Maria Haralambakis provides a wide-ranging study of the pseudepigraphon the Testament of Job. Haralambakis begins with textual issues, considering the recent publication of a 4th century Coptic codex of the text, as well as the more well-know Byzantine Greek manuscripts. However, she also considers …
Memory in Jewish, Pagan and Christian Societies of the Graeco-Roman World
Av Doron Mendels, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2004
2055 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
2138 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 …
Studies in the Book of Tobit
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Inbunden, 2006
2564 kr
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The essays collected here approach the book of Tobit from a range of disciplines: literary, feminist, anthropological, imagination, theological, textual and historical. This multi-disciplinary approach will generate new ideas and approaches to the book of Tobit. The essays vary not only in …
Negotiating Diaspora
Jewish Strategies in the Roman Empire
Häftad, 2004
1711 kr
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The study of the ancient Jewish Diaspora is developing in exciting new directions as a result of fresh archaeological material and new frameworks of interpretation. The six studies collected in this volume have been composed by an international group of scholars at the forefront of Diaspora studies …
Antichrist Theme in the Intertestamental Period
Av G.W. Lorein, Lester L. Grabbe
Häftad, 2004
1996 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
2280 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 …
Of Scribes and Sages, Vol 2
Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture
Av Craig A. Evans, Craig a. Evans m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
2564 kr
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Of Scribes and Sages focuses primarily on early interpretation of Scripture, including the emergence of Scripture as Scripture in its various versions and contexts. It examines recent research into the relationship of the Old Testament to the New and how sacred Scripture was interpreted during New …
