01764cam a2200253 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000310009304000240012408200160014899800070016410000240017124500870019526000470028230000450032950400530037450508650042765000280129294200080132099900170132895201650134515759431AU-EpEBC20130304132608.0090602s2010    mnuab         001 0 eng    a  2009022548  a9780800662967 (alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLCdNEMB00a220.046/HOR  bEW1 aHorsley, Richard A.10aRevolt of the scribes :bresistance and apocalyptic origins /cRichard A. Horsley.  aMinneapolis, MN :bFortress Press,cc2010.  ax,229 p. :billus., maps ; pbk ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.0 aIntroduction: Clueless about apocalypticism? -- Scribal resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule -- An escalating crisis in Judea under Hellenistic rule -- The statue and the stone: the tales of Daniel -- The giants who kill and devour: Enoch's Book of the watchers -- Wolves and sheep, eagles and lambs: Enoch's Animal vision and other historical summaries -- A terrifying fourth beast, devouring and stamping: the visions of Daniel -- Scribal resistance to Roman imperial rule -- Roman conquest and roman rule -- The war against the Kittim: the covenant community at Qumran -- The arrogance of the dragon: Roman conquest in the Psalms of Solomon -- Visions of vindication: the parables of Enoch and the updated testament of Moses -- Demonstration, organization, and assassination: parallel resistance among scribes -- Conclusion: Rethinking apocalyptic texts. 0aApocalyptic literature.  2ddc  c13967d13967  00102ddc40708220 Bible generalaMAINbMAINcOSd2012-10-05eThe Book Depositoryg20.48l0o220.046/HORp11879r2014-11-21 00:00:00t1v50.00w2012-10-05yAM