Grabbe, Lester L.

An introduction to Second Temple Judaism : history and religion of the Jews in the time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel and Jesus / Second Temple Judaism by Lester L. Grabbe. - xvi, 150 p. ; 19 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction: historical overview and sources -- 2. Textual Judaism: the priestly and scribal current -- 3. Revolutionary Judaism: the political and 'messianic' current -- 4. Eschatological Judaism: the apocalyptic current -- 5. Inverted Judaism: the gnostic current -- 6. Summary and conclusions.

9780567296665

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Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

BM176

296.0901 Gra 2010