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Library of Second Temple Studies The Ladies and the Cities (Paperback)

Transcendence in general and transformation in particular have long been established as key motifs in apocalypses. The transformation of a seer during a heavenly journey is found commonly in such esoteric apocalypses as I Enoch. No heavenly journey... more

Library of New Testament Studies Writing with Scripture: Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark Book 670 (Paperback)

Nathanael Vette proposes that the Gospel of Mark like other narrative works in the Second Temple period uses the Jewish scriptures as a model to compose episodes and tell a new story. Vette compares Mark s use of scripture with roughly contemporary... more

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament St Mixed Marriages: Intermarriage and Group Identity in the Second Temple Period Book 547 (Hardcover)

Intermarriage and group identity in the Second Temple Period will be investigated from different points of view with regard to methodology and analyzed texts. With an introduction to the history of research and a summarizing final section the... more

Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies: Novum Testamentum Graece Et Latine 2 Volume Paperback Set: Volume Set (Other)

Published in two volumes in 1842 and 1850 this is the second edition of Lachmann s New Testament in Greek and Latin. His first edition of a Greek New Testament and Latin Vulgate was published in 1831 and was heavily criticised for relying on a narrow... more

Library of New Testament Studies Royal Messianism and the Jerusalem Priesthood in the Gospel of Mark (Paperback)

Bernardo K. Cho investigates how Jewish messianism from the mid-second century BCE to the late first-century CE envisaged the proper relation between the Israelite king and the Jerusalem priests in the ideal future and then proceeds to describe how the... more

Studies in Ezra-Nehemiah : with special reference to the return under Cyrus and the building of the second temple / Anthony F. Elmquist (1900) [Leatherbound]

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

Post-mortem Divine Retribution: A Study in the Hebrew Bible and Select Second Temple Jewish Literature Compared with Aspects of Divine Retribution in Deuteronomy (Paperback)

While a Christian understanding of divine judgement tends to focus on the afterlife the Hebrew Bible is far more concerned with divine retribution as something experienced in this life. Yet if the same God enacts both should there not be significant... more

Studies in Scripture and Biblical Theology: Figuring Resurrection: Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism (Paperback)

2022 Center for Biblical Studies Award Finalist in Old Testament The death and resurrection of Joseph. Towards the end of Genesis the narrative slows down to tell the story of Joseph. There is no dispute that Joseph s story is unique but why does it... more

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament: Prayers of Jewish Women: Studies of Patterns of Prayer in the Second Temple Period (Paperback)

Markus McDowell examines how the literature of the Second Temple period portrays women at prayer through an examination of the literary context and character of those prayers. The goal of this work is a greater understanding of how women were portrayed... more

Pre-Owned Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period: A Guide for New Testament Students (Christian Classics Bible Studies) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in - USED - GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10:... more

Pre-Owned An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism : History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah the Maccabees Hillel and Jesus 9780567552488

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. > CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the... more

An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism (Paperback)

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction by a world leader in the field provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period... more

Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah: Law Literature and Society in Legal Texts from Qumran: Papers from the Ninth Meeting of the International Organisation for Qumran Studies Leuven 2016 (H

The essays in this collection examine halakhic and rule texts found at Qumran focusing on legal issues the role of halakhah in relations with other Second Temple groups and the literary development and intertextual relationships of the manuscripts.... more

The Jewish World Around the New Testament (Paperback)

Renowned biblical scholar Richard Bauckham believes that the New Testament texts cannot be adequately understood without careful attention to their Judaic and Second Temple roots. This book contains twenty-four studies that shed essential light on the... more

Rhetoric and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Purity Covenant and Strategy at Qumran (Paperback)

Discovered in 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient Israelite documents many of which were written by a Jewish sectarian community at Qumran living in self-exile from the priesthood of the Second Temple. This first book-length study of... more