The Jewish teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude : what earliest Christianity learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha / David A. deSilva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

deSilva, David A., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Apocrypha--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphal books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jews have sometimes been reluctant to claim Jesus as one of their own; Christians have often been reluctant to acknowledge the degree to which Jesus' message and mission were at home amidst, and shaped by, the Judaism of the Second Temple Period. In this book, David deSilva introduces readers to the ancient Jewish writings known as the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and examines their formative impact on the teachings and mission of Jesus and his half-brothers, James and Jude.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Recovering the Voice of Jesus; 2. Recovering the Voices of James and Jude; 3. In the School of Ben Sira of Jerusalem; 4. The Book of Tobit: Life Lessons from an Edifying Tale; 5. The Book of Enoch: The Order of God's Cosmos and the Consequences of Violations; 6. Military Messianism and Jesus' Mission: The Psalms of Solomon; 7. Jewish Martyrology and the Death of Jesus: 2 Maccabees and the Lives of the Prophets; 8. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: A Legacy of Ethics and Eschatology for a New Generation

9. The Testament of Job: Job Becomes an Example of Patient EnduranceConclusion: Jesus, James, and Jude among the Jewish Teachers; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Modern Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index of Select Ancient Texts; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 30, 2012).

ISBN:

0-19-997698-8

9786613922076

0-19-997688-0

1-283-60962-2

OCLC:

922971329