An introduction to Second Temple Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : history and religion of the Jews in the time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel and Jesus / / Lester L. Grabbe

• Autore: Grabbe Lester L
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 296/.09/014
• Soggetto topico: Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction: historical overview and sources -- 2. Textual Judaism: the priestly and scribal current -- 3. Revolutionary Judaism: the political and 'messianic' current -- 4. Eschatological Judaism: the apocalyptic current -- 5. Inverted Judaism: the gnostic current -- 6. Summary and conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: An introduction to Second Temple Judaism
• ISBN: 0-567-29666-0; 1-282-86849-7; 9786612868498; 0-567-45501-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785367003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II