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Jewish pseudepigrapha : an introduction to the literature of the second temple period / Susan Docherty.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Docherty, Susan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Apocryphal books (Old Testament).
- Physical Description:
- x, 180 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- Susan Docherty introduces the reader to the books that did not make it into the Bible or the Apocrypha but that remained popular among Jews and early Christians for centuries. These writings take various forms, such as novels, poems, apocalypses, the fictional deathbed speeches of biblical characters, and even attempts to rewrite well-known parts of Scripture. The Jewish Pseudepigrapha draws out the main religious ideas of these writings and links them to both their original historical setting and to issues of concern today. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- Introducing the Pseudepigrapha 1
- The history of the Second Temple period 4
- Format and organization 8
- The significance of the Pseudepigrapha 10
- 2 Rewritten Bible 12
- Introducing the genre of rewritten Bible 12
- The Book of Jubilees 14
- The Biblical Antiquities of Pseudo-Philo 23
- Other examples of rewritten Bible 33
- The significance of the rewritten Bible texts 34
- 3 Para-biblical literature or biblical expansions 38
- Introducing the para-biblical literature 38
- Joseph and Aseneth 39
- The Life of Adam and Eve 50
- Other examples of biblical expansion 58
- The significance of the para-biblical texts 59
- 4 Non-narrative literature: poems, hymns and drama 62
- Introducing the non-narrative literature 62
- The Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian 62
- The Psalms of Solomon 69
- The Sibylline Oracles 78
- Other examples of poetic, hymnic and dramatic texts 89
- The significance of the non-narrative literature 90
- 5 Testaments 93
- Introducing the testament genre 93
- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 94
- The Testament of Job 100
- The Testament of Moses 108
- The Testament of Abraham 115
- Other examples of testamentary literature 121
- The significance of testaments 121
- 6 Apocalyptic literature 125
- Introducing the genre of apocalyptic literature 125
- 1 Enoch 127
- 4 Ezra 137
- 2 Baruch 147
- Other examples of apocalyptic literature 155
- The significance of apocalyptic literature 155
- 7 Conclusions 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1451490283
- 9781451490282
- OCLC:
- 898158481
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