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082 0 0 _a220.046/HOR
998 _bEW
100 1 _aHorsley, Richard A.
245 1 0 _aRevolt of the scribes :
_bresistance and apocalyptic origins /
_cRichard A. Horsley.
260 _aMinneapolis, MN :
_bFortress Press,
_cc2010.
300 _ax,229 p. :
_billus., maps ; pbk ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 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.
650 0 _aApocalyptic literature.
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