Early Jewish Literature An Anthology, Vol 1 - Softcover

 
9780802890139: Early Jewish Literature An Anthology, Vol 1
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080289013X ISBN 13: 9780802890139
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2018

Synopsis

Early Jewish Literature: An Anthology offers more than seventy selections from Second Temple-era Jewish literature, each introduced and translated by a leading scholar in the field. Organized by genre, this two-volume anthology presents both complete works and substantial excerpts of longer works, giving readers a solid introduction to the major works of the era—the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, the writings of Josephus and Philo of Alexandria, and the Septuagint (Apocrypha). The substantive introduction to each selection includes these elements: narrative description; author/provenance; date/occasion; text, language, sources, and transmission; theology; and reception during the Second Temple period. Additional student aids include a list of further readings on each selection, a section of maps, a glossary of biographical names, and a glossary of terms. With contributors and translators including such noted scholars as James Charlesworth, Sidnie White Crawford, James D. G. Dunn, Peter W. Flint, and James VanderKam, this anthology will be an essential resource for all students of early Jewish literature and emerging Christian traditions.

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About the Authors

Brad Embry is associate professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament studies at Regent University.

Archie T. Wright is associate professor of biblical studies at Regent University.

Ronald Herms is assistant professor of Bible at Northwest University, Kirkland, Washington.

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080289013X
ISBN 13 
9780802890139
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
744
Editor
Embry Brad, Herms Ronald, Wright Archie T.