The Jewish Pseudepigrapha: An Introduction to the Literature of the Second Temple Period

Susan Docherty

ISBN 10: 1451490283 / ISBN 13: 9781451490282

Published by Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 2015

22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 180pp. Indices. Seller Inventory # 84605

Synopsis:

Designed with the beginning student in mind, this volume introduces the reader to the books that did not make it into the Bible or the Apocrypha but that remained popular among Jews and early Christians for centuries. These writings take various forms, such as novels, poems, apocalypses, the fictional deathbed speeches of biblical characters, and even attempts to rewrite well-known parts of Scripture. The book draws out the main religious ideas of these writings and links them to both their original historical setting and to issues of concern today.

About the Author:

Susan Docherty is reader in biblical studies and head of theology atNewman University, Birmingham, UK. She is the current chair of the Annual Seminar on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, and serves as a member of the steering group for the Society of Biblical Literature Hebrews section. Her main research interests lie in the field of early Jewish and early Christian scriptural interpretation. She is the author ofTheUse of the Old Testament in Hebrews(2009) and contributor toGenesis in the New Testament(2012) andThe Scriptures of Israel in Jewish and Christian Tradition(2013).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Jewish Pseudepigrapha: An Introduction ...
Publisher: Fortress Press, Minneapolis
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New