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Jewish Literature Between. has been added to your Cart. In this book, Nickelsburg places a number of non-canonical books into their historical setting

Jewish Literature Between. In this book, Nickelsburg places a number of non-canonical books into their historical setting. He begins with a brief history of the Return and the Dispersion then goes on to explain how nu-merous books came about as a response to the Dispersion, the wake of Alexander the Great, the Romans and Herod the Great, and on through the Second Revolt. Consider that the Book of Judith may tell the story of the time of Nebuchanezzar but its many parallels describe the times of Judas Maccabeus.

The book contains brief synopses and discussions on the vast majority of Jewish writings from the second temple period. Nickelsburg gathered this material on the belief that Christians either do not know this material at all, or if they do, they often use it for "background" or "contrast" purposes, rather than as the fruit of proper study and the discovery of the roots of early Jewish and Christian thought. But, as he argues, ideas are not formed in a vacuum, and the prevalent belief in much of The book contains brief synopses and discussions on the vast majority of Jewish.

This well-written book provides excellent introductions to both the Jewish . Title: Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah. Author: George W. E. Nickelsburg.

Nickelsburg carefully sets a wide range of literature within the complex political and social context of the history of Israel in this period. Nickelsburg deftly introduces the primary sources and the problems of their interpretation.

Although the Hebrew Bible is the best-known text from the Jewish past, Jews wrote far more literature than the books that now constitute the Bible. A significant portion of this additional material has survived.

George W. is is a substantial first introduction to the Jewish literature of the period between the testaments. When treating specific works, the author first outlines their contents and then discusses their significance and, briefly, the critical problems connected with them. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo.

Fortress Press Minneapolis. Index of Modern Authors. 000. 308 310 ‚. reface. Literature Attributed to Enoch The Book of the Luminaries (1 Enoch 72–82) The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch 1–36) The Apocalyptic Worldview of 1 Enoch The Wisdom of Ben Sira (Sirach or Ecclesiasticus) 3. volt The Events A Response in Apocalyptic Literature The Book of Jubilees The Testament of Moses Daniel 7–12 The Composition of Daniel. Nickelsburg is Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of Iowa, where he taught for more than three decades. He is the author of seventy articles and several hundred dictionary and encyclopedia entries.