Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 : : Apocalypses and related Pseudepigrapha / / by Kenneth R. Jones.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 151
• Author: Jones, Kenneth R.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 151.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Notes: Fairly substantial revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2006.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; “Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?”>4 Ezra and the Delayed Punishment of Rome /; “Why do you look for the decline of your enemies?”2 Baruch and the Roman Question /; “Where is their God?”3 Baruch and the Divine Government of the Cosmos /; “Let anyone who desires the lord forsake the works of Babylon”4 Baruch and Jewish Cooperation with Rome /; “Then the strife of war will come to the West”Sibylline Oracle 4 and the Conflict of East and West /; “Then he will return declaring himself equal to God”Sibylline Oracle 5 and the Return of Nero /; “And i saw there the likeness of the idol of jealousy”The Apocalypse of Abraham and Jewish Idolatry /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283280779; 9786613280770; 900421044X
• ISSN: 1384-2161
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Kenneth R. Jones.

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.?