Scribes, visionaries, and the politics of Second Temple Judea / Richard A. Horsley.
Publication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007.Description: x, 262 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0664229913 :USD16.47
- 9780664229917
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | BSOP Library | GC | BM176/H78s (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00036407 |
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.