Description: Further DetailsTitle: Discovering Second Temple LiteratureCondition: NewSubtitle: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early JudaismISBN-10: 0827612656EAN: 9780827612655ISBN: 9780827612655Publisher: Jewish Publication SocietyFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/01/2018Description: For those unfamiliar with the many divisions within Judaism at that time or with Jewish life in other parts of the Roman Empire, this book offers an excellent introduction to a little-studied time period. Readers of Jewish history will definitely want to add this work to their shelves.—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Reporter Exploring the world of the Second Temple period (539 BCE–70 CE), in particular the vastly diverse stories, commentaries, and other documents written by Jews during the last three centuries of this period, Malka Z. Simkovich takes us to Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch, to the Jewish sectarians and the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus, to the Cairo genizah, and to the ancient caves that kept the secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As she recounts Jewish history during this vibrant, formative era, Simkovich analyzes some of the period’s most important works for both familiar and possible meanings.This volume interweaves past and present in four parts. Part 1 tells modern stories of discovery of Second Temple literature. Part 2 describes the Jewish communities that flourished both in the land of Israel and in the Diaspora. Part 3 explores the lives, worldviews, and significant writings of Second Temple authors. Part 4 examines how authors of the time introduced novel, rewritten, and expanded versions of Bible stories in hopes of imparting messages to the people.Simkovich’s popular style will engage readers in understanding the sometimes surprisingly creative ways Jews at this time chose to practice their religion and interpret its scriptures in light of a cultural setting so unlike that of their Israelite forefathers. Like many modern Jews today, they made an ancient religion meaningful in an ever-changing world. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: HistoryAuthor: Malka Zeiger SimkovichRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Discovering Second Temple Literature
Title: Discovering Second Temple Literature
Subtitle: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism
ISBN-10: 0827612656
EAN: 9780827612655
ISBN: 9780827612655
Release Date: 11/01/2018
Release Year: 2018
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Discovering Second Temple Literature : the Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Judaism / Sacred Writings, Judaism / History, Judaism / General, Ancient & Classical, Jewish
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, History
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Malka Zeiger Simkovich
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
