Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70
Subtitle: apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha
By: by Kenneth R. Jones
Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism -- v. 151,
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9789004210271
Subjects: Paralipomena Jeremiae; Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch; Jews; Greek Oracles; Criticism, interpretation; History and criticism; Oracula Sibyllina; Bible; Apocalyptic literature; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem); Greek Apocalypse of Baruch; In the Bible; History
Description: The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham). While keeping the historical context of their composition in mind, the author analyzes the texts with a view to answering the following questions: What do these texts tell us about Jewish attitudes toward the Roman Empire? How did Jews understand the situation in post-70 Judea through the lens of Israel's past, especially the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index.