Nazirites in Late Second Temple Judaism
Subtitle: A Survey of Ancient Jewish Writings, the New Testament, Archaeological Evidence, and Other Writings from Late ... Judentums Und Des Urchristentums, Bd. 60.)
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: June 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789004144651
Subjects: Judaism; Religion; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; Religion - Judaism; Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D; Judaism - History; History; Nazarite (Judaism); Vows in rabbinical literature
First sentence: Texts inherited, composed and being circulated by Jews in the late Second Temple period are vast in number.
Description: "Those interested in the Nazirite vow as portrayed in the New Testament and other relevant sources will find this study useful, as will those interested in Bible translation and interpretation in late Second Temple and early rabbinic literature." "Readership: Students, scholars, and educated laymen, especially those interested in Luke's portrayal of Paul in the New Testament and the use of rabbinic literature as evidence for Jewish practice in the late Second Temple era."--BOOK JACKET.