| 4 Baruch (Paraleipomena Jeremiou) Contributor(s): Herzer, Jens (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9004137734 ISBN-13: 9789004137738 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $133.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Bibles | Other English Translations - General |
| Dewey: 229.911 |
| Series: Sbl - Writings from the Greco-Roman World |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.46" W x 9.64" (1.33 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A little-known text of Hellenistic Judaism, 4 Baruch (or Paraleipomena Jeremiou) reflects the situation in Palestine on the eve of the Bar-Kokhba War by retelling the story of the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish people. Neglected for far too long, 4 Baruch is now made accessible to scholars and students alike through a critical edition of the Greek text, a new English translation, and a substantial commentary on this early Jewish writing of the beginning of the second century C.E. The commentary elaborates its historical and literary setting and provides a theological interpretation of its religious ideas. On the basis of his close and careful reading of the text, Jens Herzer argues for the basic integrity of 4 Baruch as a genuine Jewish work that was preserved after the war by a Christian group that also added a Christian ending. "Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)" |