Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 : apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha /

Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 : apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha /

The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 B...

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Main Author: Jones, Kenneth R., Ph. D.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 151.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223226.

Subjects:

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) > In the Bible.
Bible. > O.T. > Ezra IV > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Greek Apocalypse of Baruch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Paralipomena Jeremiae > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Oracula Sibyllina.
Jews > History > To 70 A.D.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Oracles, Greek.
Jerusalem > History > Siege, 70 A.D.

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Call Number: BS1199.J38 J66 2011

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Summary:The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham). While keeping the historical context of their composition in mind, the author analyzes the texts with a view to answering the following questions: What do these texts tell us about Jewish attitudes toward the Roman Empire? How did Jews understand the situation in post-70 Judea through the lens of Israel's past, especially the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.?
Item Description:Fairly substantial revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2006.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index.
ISBN:9789004210448
ISSN:1384-2161 ;
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