An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism
Author | : Lester L. Grabbe |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2010-06-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780567296665 |
ISBN-13 | : 0567296660 |
Rating | : 4/5 (660 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism written by Lester L. Grabbe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.