Revolt of the scribes
Subtitle: resistance and apocalyptic origins
By: Richard A. Horsley
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780800662967
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Clueless about apocalypticism?; title: Scribal resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule; title: An escalating crisis in Judea under Hellenistic rule; title: The statue and the stone: the tales of Daniel; title: The giants who kill and devour: Enoch's Book of the watchers; title: Wolves and sheep, eagles and lambs: Enoch's Animal vision and other historical summaries; title: A terrifying fourth beast, devouring and stamping: the visions of Daniel; title: Scribal resistance to Roman imperial rule; title: Roman conquest and roman rule; title: The war against the Kittim: the covenant community at Qumran; title: The arrogance of the dragon: Roman conquest in the Psalms of Solomon; title: Visions of vindication: the parables of Enoch and the updated testament of Moses; title: Demonstration, organization, and assassination: parallel resistance among scribes; title: Conclusion: Rethinking apocalyptic texts.