| An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism: History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus Contributor(s): Grabbe, Lester L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567552489 ISBN-13: 9780567552488 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 956.94 |
| LCCN: 2010281873 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grabbe, Lester L.: - Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull.He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology.A recent book is Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know it? |