Exploring Jewish literature of the Second Temple period : a guide for New Testament students / Larry R. Helyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helyer, Larry R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Apocrypha--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Apocrypha.

Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphal books.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Greek literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Greek literature--Jewish authors.

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

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

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

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

528 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Downers, Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, [2002]

Summary:

From the crisis of the Babylonian exile to the rise of rabbinic Judaism -- a span of over six hundred years -- the Jewish people produced a wealth of literature that lies outside the Hebrew Bible. Today it goes under names such as apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, Josephus and Philo, apocalyptic literature and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mishnah and targums. Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period introduces this literature to students of the New Testament, placing it within its historical context and showing how it throws light on the text of the New Testament and origins of Christianity.

Contents:

1 The Rise of the Second Commonwealth 27

2 Tales from the Diaspora 42

3 Hellenism Invades the Middle East 75

4 Apocalypticism: Hope for Hard Times 112

5 Resistance Literature 148

6 The Dead Sea Scrolls: The New-Covenant Community 180

7 The Dead Sea Scrolls: Scripture & the End Times 226

8 "Down in Egypt Land" 276

9 Philo Judaeus 311

10 Flavius Josephus: The House That Herod Built 336

11 Coping with Calamity 378

12 The Reconstruction of Judaism 415

13 The World of Mishnah 449

14 The Partings of the Ways 485.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0830826785

OCLC:

48876669