Normative and sectarian Judaism in the Second Temple period / Moshe Weinfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinfeld, Moshe.

Series:

The Library of New Testament Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

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

Judaism.

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.

Jews.

Prayer--Judaism--History--To 1500.

Prayer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark International, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The book brings together the essays on Second Temple Judaism by Moshe Weinfeld, one of the leading figures in comparative literature and the history of religion in ancient Near Eastern studies. This integrated collection centers on the religious debates within Second Temple Judaism between the sectarian Qumran community and the Pharisees. It examines topics such as liturgy, law, theology and ideology; issues that established Jewish religious forms for normative, Rabbinic Judaism. It also sets these debates in the broader context of texts and ideas from the Bible and ancient Near East texts on

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I: PRAYER AND WORSHIP; Part II: THE QUMRAN SCROLLS; Part III: THEOLOGY AND IDEOLOGY; Part IV: NEW TESTAMENT; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613199959

9781283199957

1283199955

9780567476173

0567476170

OCLC:

741691241