Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea /
Horsley, Richard A.
Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / Richard A. Horsley. - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007. - x, 262 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
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.
9780664229917 (alk. paper) 0664229913 (alk. paper)
2007007083
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
296.09014/HOR
Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / Richard A. Horsley. - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007. - x, 262 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
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.
9780664229917 (alk. paper) 0664229913 (alk. paper)
2007007083
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
296.09014/HOR
