Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period: A Guide for New Testament Students / Larry R. Helyer.

Larry R. Helyer

ISBN 10: 0830826785 / ISBN 13: 9780830826780

Editore: InterVarsity Press, 2002

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Riassunto:

From the crisis of the Babylonian exile to the rise of rabbinic Judaism--a span of over six hundred years--the Jewish people produced a wealth of literature that lies outside the Hebrew Bible. Today it goes under names such as apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, Josephus and Philo, apocalyptic literature and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mishnah and targums. But line by line, scroll by scroll, it represents the history and theology, the hopes and prayers of a living and diverse Judaism. It is an engrossing subject in and of itself, but for students of the New Testament it offers an invaluable context for understanding the words and actions of Jesus as well as the conversion and thinking of Paul. Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period is an introduction to this literature and places it within its historical context. Riding the explosive growth of knowledge of this period, Larry R. Helyer guides students to the heart of the matter. What were the pressures and realities, the questions and dreams that nurtured and provoked these written expressions? And how does this literature throw light on the text of the New Testament and origins of Christianity?

Informazioni sugli autori:

For twenty nine years Larry R. Helyer was professor of biblical studies at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Now retired, he continues to write on theological topics and serve as an adjunct professor in the United States and abroad. He is the author of Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period.

Larry R. Helyer is professor of biblical studies at Taylor University.

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Titolo: Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second ...
Casa editrice: InterVarsity Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New