| The Antichrist Theme in the Intertestamental Period Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lorein, G. W. (Author), Grabbe, Lester L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0567083004 ISBN-13: 9780567083005 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: The ten studies in this book explore the phenomenon of public memory in societies of the Graeco-Roman period. Mendels begins with a concise discussion of the historical canon that emerged in Late Antiquity and brought with it the (distorted) memory of ancient history in Western culture. The following nine chapters each focus on a different source of collective memory in order to demonstrate the patchy and incomplete associations ancient societies had with their past, including discussions of Plato's Politeia, a "site of memory" of the early church, and the dichotomy existing between the reality of the land of Israel in the Second Temple period and memories of it. Throughout the book, Mendels shows that since the societies of Antiquity had associations with only bits and pieces of their past, these associations could be slippery and problematic, constantly changing, multiplying and submerging. Memories, true and false, oral and inscribed, provide good evidence for this fluidity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 229 |
| LCCN: 2004298599 |
| Series: Library of Second Temple Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.5" W x 9.26" (1.03 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What are the antecedents of the Antichrist figure and its associated themes in Jewish literature prior to the New Testament? Here, Lorein offers the texts and translations of all the relevant passages, together with a discussion of their meaning and significance. He concludes that the Antichrist theme arises in different currents within this literature, but has its sources in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. In its scope and detail, as well as in many of its conclusions and its general synthesis, this book surpasses previous scholarship on a very important aspect of New Testament and early Christian thought. |