Revealed wisdom and inaugurated eschatology in ancient Judaism and early Christianity / by Grant Macaskill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macaskill, Grant.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism 1384-2161 ; v. 115.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 115

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wisdom--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Wisdom.

Wisdom--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Eschatology.

Eschatology, Jewish.

Physical Description:

x, 294 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2007]

Summary:

This book examines four texts: 1 Enoch, 4QInstruction, Matthew and 2 Enoch. A common idea in these texts, which blend sapiential and apocalyptic elements, is that the revealing of wisdom to an elect group inaugurates the eschatological period. The emphasis on "revealed wisdom" is essentially apocalyptic, but facilitates the uptake of motifs, forms and language from the sapiential tradition and is important in explaining the fusion of the two traditions. In addition, revealed wisdom often has creational associations and this has significance for the notion of ethics in these texts. The book will interest anyone concerned with the development of Jewish and Christian eschatology and ethics. It also challenges the simplistic redactional assumptions of certain New Testament scholars.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Wisdom, Apocalyptic and Generic Compatibility 1

Chapter 2 1 Enoch 26

Chapter 3 4QInstruction 72

Chapter 4 The Gospel of Matthew 115

Chapter 5 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch 196

Appendix Previous Research on Wisdom and Apocalyptic in the Gospel of Matthew 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-283) and index.

ISBN:

9004155821

9789004155824

OCLC:

85852890