Creation, covenant, and the beginnings of Judaism : : reconceiving historical time in the Second Temple period / / by Ari Mermelstein.
This study examines the relationship between time and history in Second Temple literature. Numerous sources from that period express a belief that Jewish history began with an act of covenant formation and proceeded in linear fashion until the exile, an unprecedented event which severed the present...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume 168 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ;
Volume 168. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction: The Relationship between Time and History in Second Temple Literature
- 2 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Jewish History as the Unfolding of Creation
- 3 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Timelessness in Support of the Temple-State
- 4 The Book of Jubilees: Timeless Dimensions of a Covenantal Relationship
- 5 The Animal Apocalypse: The Timeless Symbols of History
- 6 Fourth Ezra: Time and History as Theological Critique
- 7 Synthesis and Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Primary Sources.