John J. Collins offers readers a model for the scholarly study of all aspects of Judaism, from the Persian period through Late Antiqity, including its influence on early Christianity. The essays are thematically grouped to cover the problem of the Canon in Second Temple Judaism and deal with apocalypticism, the Book of Daniel, the Sibylline Oracles, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also analyzed is the relationship between Wisdom and the Apocalypticism. This volume brings together over two decades of research by a leading authority in the field of Judaism. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
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Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar, "Journal for the Study of Judaism, 1998.
'"These [] essays [] provide first-rate scholarly treatment of the primary texts in question, impressive mastery of the vast secondary literature on the subject under study, and careful, sound insight into the genre and its literary-theological dimensionsa valuable contribution to the study of Hellenistic-Roman Judaism.'
Susan F. Mathews, "Journal of Jewish Studies.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar, "Journal for the Study of Judaism, 1998.
'"These [] essays [] provide first-rate scholarly treatment of the primary texts in question, impressive mastery of the vast secondary literature on the subject under study, and careful, sound insight into the genre and its literary-theological dimensionsa valuable contribution to the study of Hellenistic-Roman Judaism.'
Susan F. Mathews, "Journal of Jewish Studies.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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