Horsley, Richard A. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780664229917 (alk. paper) 0664229913 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007007083 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Dead Sea scrolls.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.<br/>Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.09014/HOR