LEADER 03777nam 2200697 450 001 9910459826703321 005 20200903223051.0 010 $a90-04-28165-7 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004281653 035 $a(CKB)3710000000303857 035 $a(EBL)1901817 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401701 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11952075 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401701 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11357090 035 $a(PQKB)10146559 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1901817 035 $a(OCoLC)886381570$z(OCoLC)884243116$z(OCoLC)895246295 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004281653 035 $a(PPN)184915481 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1901817 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11000770 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682790 035 $a(OCoLC)898769111 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000303857 100 $a20150113h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreation, covenant, and the beginnings of Judaism $ereconceiving historical time in the Second Temple period /$fby Ari Mermelstein 210 1$aLeiden, Netherlands :$cBrill,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 225 1 $aSupplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism,$x1384-2161 ;$vVolume 168 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-28105-3 311 $a1-322-51508-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- 1 Introduction: The Relationship between Time and History in Second Temple Literature -- 2 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Jewish History as the Unfolding of Creation -- 3 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Timelessness in Support of the Temple-State -- 4 The Book of Jubilees: Timeless Dimensions of a Covenantal Relationship -- 5 The Animal Apocalypse: The Timeless Symbols of History -- 6 Fourth Ezra: Time and History as Theological Critique -- 7 Synthesis and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Primary Sources. 330 $aThis study examines the relationship between time and history in Second Temple literature. Numerous sources from that period express a belief that Jewish history began with an act of covenant formation and proceeded in linear fashion until the exile, an unprecedented event which severed the present from the past. The authors of Ben Sira, Jubilees , the Animal Apocalypse , and 4 Ezra responded to this theological challenge by claiming instead that Jewish history began at creation. Between creation and redemption, history unfolds as a series of static, repeating patterns that simultaneously account for the disappointments of the Second Temple period and confirm the eternal nature of the covenant. As iterations of timeless, cyclical patterns, the difficult post-exilic present and the glorious redemption of the future emerge as familiar, unremarkable, and inevitable historical developments. 410 0$aSupplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ;$vVolume 168. 606 $aApocryphal books (Old Testament)$xCriticism, interpretation, etc 606 $aJudaism$xHistory$yPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D 606 $aTime$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aJudaism$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aApocryphal books (Old Testament)$xCriticism, interpretation, etc. 615 0$aJudaism$xHistory 615 0$aTime$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aJudaism$xHistory. 676 $a229/.06 700 $aMermelstein$b Ari$0945063 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459826703321 996 $aCreation, covenant, and the beginnings of Judaism$92133482 997 $aUNINA