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9780830826780

Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period

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    9780830826780

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    0830826785

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-09-01
  • Publisher: Ivp Academic
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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. But line by line, scroll by scroll, it represents the history and theology, the hopes and prayers of a living and diverse Judaism. It is an engrossing subject in and of itself, but for students of the New Testament it offers an invaluable context for understanding the words and actions of Jesus as well as the conversion and thinking of Paul.Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Periodis an introduction to this literature and places it within its historical context. Riding the explosive growth of knowledge of this period, Larry R. Helyer guides students to the heart of the matter. What were the pressures and realities, the questions and dreams that nurtured and provoked these written expressions? And how does this literature throw light on the text of the New Testament and origins of Christianity?

Author Biography

Larry R. Helyer is professor of biblical studies at Taylor University.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 9
Abbreviationsp. 11
Introductionp. 17
The Rise of the Second Commonwealthp. 27
Tales from the Diasporap. 42
Hellenism Invades the Middle Eastp. 75
Apocalypticism: Hope for Hard Timesp. 112
Resistance Literaturep. 148
The Dead Sea Scrolls: The New-Covenant Communityp. 180
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Scripture & the End Timesp. 226
"Down in Egypt Land"p. 276
Philo Judaeusp. 311
Flavius Josephus: The House That Herod Builtp. 336
Coping with Calamityp. 378
The Reconstruction of Judaismp. 415
The World of Mishnahp. 449
The Partings of the Waysp. 485
Maps & Chartsp. 503
Indexesp. 510
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