Passion, vitality, and foment : the dynamics of Second Temple Judaism / edited by Lamontte M. Luker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luker, Lamontte M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

viii, 327 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Harrisburg, PA : Trinity Press International, [2001]

Summary:

The postexilic period has generally been viewed as a time of priestly legalism; these startling essays portray it, instead, as an age of religious vitality that gave birth to Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity.

Contents:

Passion for Torah and prophetic vitality / Lamontte M. Luker

The social context of postexilic Judaism / Jon L. Berquist

"Alas, she has become a harlot," but who's to blame? : unfaithful-female imagery in Isaiah's vision / Katheryn Pfisterer Darr

The vitality of the apocalyptic vision / Paul L. Redditt

The vitality of wisdom in Second Temple Judaism during the Persian period / Leo G. Perdue

Joyful worship in Second Temple Judaism / John C. Endres

Sabbath and synagogue / Niels-Erik A. Andreasen

The vitality of story in Second Temple Judaism / Marti J. Steussy

The book of Tobit as a window on the Hellenistic Jewish family / Will Soll

Women as teachers of Torah in the apocryphal/deuterocanonical books / Toni Craven

Critical themes in the study of the postexilic period / Walter Harrelson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1563383535

OCLC:

46314725