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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963660603321

Titolo

In quest of the historical Pharisees / / edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce D. Chilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007

ISBN

9786610839698

9781280839696

1280839694

9781602580299

1602580294

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (524 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NeusnerJacob <1932->

ChiltonBruce

Disciplina

296.8/12

Soggetti

Pharisees

Judaism - History

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-509).

Nota di contenuto

First-century accounts -- The Pharisees in rabbinic Judaism -- The Pharisees in modern theology -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This work sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based upon the Gospels, the writings of Paul, Josephus, the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and archeology, the volume profiles the Pharisees and explores the relationship between the Pharisees and the Judaic religious system foreshadowed by the library of Qumran. A great virtue of this study is that no attempt is made to homogenize the distinct pictures or reconstruct a singular account of the Pharisees; instead, by carefully considering the sources, the chapters allow different pictures of the Pharisees to stand side by side.