Jewish literature between the Bible and the Mishnah
Subtitle: a literary and historical introduction
By: George W. E. Nickelsburg.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Apocrypha -- Introductions; Dead Sea scrolls; Apocryphal books (Old Testament) -- Introductions
Genres: Introductions.
Description: "In this fully revised and expanded edition, George W.E Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo. This new edition also has an enormously helpful CD-ROM, including biblical citation hyperlinks to the NRSV, web links to primary documents, chapter summaries, discussion questions, and about 100 images of related sites and artifacts."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"with CD-ROM".
Table of contents: title: Tales of the dispersion; title: Palestine in the wake of Alexander the Great; title: Reform; repression; revolt; title: The Hasmoneans and their opponents; title: The people at Qumran and their predecessors; title: Israel in Egypt; title: The Romans and the house of Herod; title: Revolt; destruction; reconstruction; title: Texts of disputed provenance.