Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / Richard A. Horsley.
By: Horsley, Richard A.
Material type: BookPublisher: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 262 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780664229917 (alk. paper); 0664229913 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Dead Sea scrolls | Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D | Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.DDDC classification: 296.09/014 Online resources: Table of contents onlyItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-252) and index.
Origins of the Judean Temple-State under the Persian Empire -- The Judean Temple-State under the Hellenistic empires -- Ben Sira and the sociology of Judea -- Scribes and sages: administrators and intellectuals -- Orality, writing, and the cultivation of texts -- The cultural repertoire of the Judean scribes -- The wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira -- 1 Enoch -- Daniel -- Understanding texts in contexts.
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