Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah by George W.E. Nickelsburg (

Description: Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah by George W.E. Nickelsburg This is a substantial first introduction to the Jewish literature of the period between the testaments. Its nine chapters discuss the books of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls against the relevant historical background, in chronological order, and the discussion of each work is supplemented by a valuable bibliography. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is a substantial first introduction to the Jewish literature of the period between the testaments. Its nine chapters discuss the books of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls against the relevant historical background, in chronological order, and the discussion of each work is supplemented by a valuable bibliography. When treating specific works, the author first outlines their contents and then discusses their significance and, briefly, the critical problems connected with them. However, the emphasis is on the writings themselves and their significance. His depth of perception makes this far more than a technical manual. One important factor that holds together the largest part of this corpus of literature is its common setting in hard times: persecution; oppression; other kinds of disaster; the loneliness and pressures of a minority living up to its convictions in an alien environment. Within this context these writings may be read and appreciated as a sometimes powerful expression of the depths and the heights of our humanity and of human religiousness and religious experience. In them we may see ourselves as we have been or are or might be: the desperate puzzlement of Enochs decimated humanity; the anguish and the ecstasy of a Tobit; the courage of a Susanna or a Judith; the defiant tenacity of the Maccabean martyrs; the desolate abandonment of an Aseneth; and the persistent questioning of an Ezra. Details ISBN0334008212 Author George W.E. Nickelsburg Pages 352 Publisher SCM Press ISBN-10 0334008212 ISBN-13 9780334008217 Format Paperback Imprint SCM Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 809.88924 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title JEWISH LITERATURE BETWEEN THE Language English Media Book UK Release Date 2012-08-07 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-08-07 AU Release Date 2012-08-07 NZ Release Date 2012-08-07 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:85479139;

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