Revolt of the scribes
Subtitle: resistance and apocalyptic origins
By: Richard A. Horsley.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780800662967
Subjects: Apocalyptic literature
Notes: Includes index.
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.