Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / [manuscript] /
Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / [manuscript] /
by Richard A. Horsley.
- Louisville, Ky. : : Westminster John Knox Press,, c2007.
- x, 262 p. ; ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-252) and index.
Origins of the Judean Temple-State under the Persian Empire -- The Judean Temple-State under the Hellenistic empires -- Ben Sira and the sociology of Judea -- Scribes and sages: administrators and intellectuals -- Orality, writing, and the cultivation of texts -- The cultural repertoire of the Judean scribes -- The wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira -- 1 Enoch -- Daniel -- Understanding texts in contexts.
9780664229917 (pbk, alk. paper)
2007007083
Bible. Old Testament----Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-252) and index.
Origins of the Judean Temple-State under the Persian Empire -- The Judean Temple-State under the Hellenistic empires -- Ben Sira and the sociology of Judea -- Scribes and sages: administrators and intellectuals -- Orality, writing, and the cultivation of texts -- The cultural repertoire of the Judean scribes -- The wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira -- 1 Enoch -- Daniel -- Understanding texts in contexts.
9780664229917 (pbk, alk. paper)
2007007083
Bible. Old Testament----Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls.