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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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • "Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?">4 Ezra and the Delayed Punishment of Rome /
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  • "Why do you look for the decline of your enemies?"2 Baruch and the Roman Question /
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  • "Where is their God?"3 Baruch and the Divine Government of the Cosmos /
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  • "Let anyone who desires the lord forsake the works of Babylon"4 Baruch and Jewish Cooperation with Rome /
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  • "Then the strife of war will come to the West"Sibylline Oracle 4 and the Conflict of East and West /
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  • "Then he will return declaring himself equal to God"Sibylline Oracle 5 and the Return of Nero /
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  • "And i saw there the likeness of the idol of jealousy"The Apocalypse of Abraham and Jewish Idolatry /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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