An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism
History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies
| Author: | Dr. Lester L. Grabbe | ISBN: | 9780567296665 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | T&T Clark | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Lester L. Grabbe |
| ISBN: | 9780567296665 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Language: | English |
An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.
An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.
