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An Introduction to Early Judaism James C. Vanderkam Retail Price: $22.00 CenturyOne Price: $14.95 You Save: $7.05 (32%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Format: Paperback, 234pp. ISBN: 9780802846419 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: November 1, 2000 Book Information: Description Reviews Reader's Index About the Author Table of Contents Customer Reviews Find Similar Books Average Customer Review: Order This Book! Item No: 9780802846419 Safe Shopping Guarantee Description From The Publisher: A fascinating survey of Jewish history—from Persia to Masada. James C. VanderKam, one of today’s most respected scholars of biblical history and the Dead Sea Scrolls, here offers a superb new introduction to early Judaism. Based on the best, most recent archaeological research, this illustrated volume explores the history of Judaism during the Second Temple period (516 B.C.E.–70 C.E.), describing the body of Jewish literature written during these centuries and the most important groups, institutions, and practices of the time. Particularly interesting are VanderKam’s depiction of events associated with Masada and the Kokhba revolt, and his commentary on texts unearthed in places like Elephantine, Egypt, and Qumran. Scholarly yet written in the same accessible style as VanderKam’s widely praised Dead Sea Scrolls Today, this volume is the finest introduction to early Judaism available.   Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.   About the Author James Vanderkam is the John A. O’Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the international team charged with editing and translating the unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls. Table of Contents Preface xi 1 THE TIME OF THE SECOND TEMPLE 1 The Persian Period 1 Beginnings 2 Events in Yehud (Judah) 3 Events in Egypt 7 Events in Babylon and Persia 9 The Hellenistic Age (332-63 BCE) 11 Ptolemaic Control of Egypt and Judea (ca. 305-198 BCE) 12 Seleucid Control/Influence in Judea (198-63 BCE) 16 The Hasmonean State (ca. 140-63 BCE) 24 The Roman Period (63 BCE and Beyond) 32 The Early Years (63-37 BCE) 32 Herod (37-4 BCE) and Archelaus (4 BCE-6 CE) 36 Direct Roman Rule (6-66 CE) 39 The First Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-73 CE) 10 The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) 48 Appendix on Egyptian Judaism 49 2 JEWISH LITERATURE OF THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD 53 Second Temple Texts in the Hebrew Bible 53 The Classification of Second Temple Literature 54 Apocrypha 54 Pseudepigrapha 56 Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period 59 Narrative Works 59 Rewritten Scripture 88 Apocalypses 102 Wisdom Literature 115 Poetic Works 128 Mockery of Idols 135 Philo and Josephus 138 Great Archaeological Discoveries 147 3 SYNTHESIS: LEADERS, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS 175 Rulers and Leaders 176 The Priests 176 Civil Rulers 183 Sanhedrin/Council 184 Groups 186 Early Second Temple Period 186 Late Hellenistic and Roman Times 187 Worship 193 The Temple 194 The Synagogue 211 Scriptures 213 Groups of Authoritative Writings 213 Versions 215 Interpretation 216 Bibliography 219 Index 225 Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject Judaism in the beginning of Christianity Judaism: Practice and Belief

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