Normative and Sectarian Judaism in the Second Temple Period (Library Of Second Temple Studies) [Hardcover]

Moshe Weinfeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 20, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0567044416 | ISBN-13: 978-0567044419

The book brings together the essays on Second Temple Judaism by Moshe Weinfeld, one of the leading figures in comparative literature and the history of religion in ancient Near Eastern studies. This integrated collection centers on the religious debates within Second Temple Judaism between the sectarian Qumran community and the Pharisees. It examines topics such as liturgy, law, theology and ideology; issues that established Jewish religious forms for normative, Rabbinic Judaism. It also sets these debates in the broader context of texts and ideas from the Bible and ancient Near East texts on one hand and the New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism on the other. The book comprises four sections. The first, 'Prayer and Worship' analyzes constitutive ideas reflected in the definitive prayers of Qumran and Pharisaic liturgy. The second, 'The Qumran Scrolls' engages various legal and hermeneutic issues in the literature of the Qumran sect. Section three, 'Theology and Ideology' treats a group of foundational Jewish concepts from the historical point of view. The final section 'The New Testament' brings several basic concepts and conceptions of Judaism into New Testament context. This is volume 54 in the Library of Second Temple Studies series (formerly the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement series).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"a convenient collection of twenty-two papers...The collection is to be commended for its close attention to the sphere of ritual."

(Intl. Review Of Biblical Studies )

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(New Testament Abstracts )

Title mentioned in Expository Times, 2008.

"a convenient collection of twenty-two papers...The collection is to be commended for its close attention to the sphere of ritual."

(, Intl. Review Of Biblical Studies )

About the Author

Moshe Weinfeld is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His recent publications include 'Social Justice in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East', 'The Promise of the Land' and 'From Joshua to Josiah'.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 342 pages
• Publisher: T&T Clark Int'l (June 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0567044416
• ISBN-13: 978-0567044419
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,740,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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