Sexual Astrology - : Jewish Literature Between The Bible And The Mishnah: A Historical and Literary Introduction

All ProductsAll ProductsApparelBabyBeautyBooksDVDDigital MusicHealth & Personal CareJewelryKitchen & HousewaresMagazinesMiscellaneousMusicMusic TracksPhotoSoftwareToysVHSVideo (DVD & VHS)Video Games

 View Shopping Cart or Checkout 

by: George W. E. Nickelsburg See Larger Image List Price: $45.00 Our Price: $19.71 You Save: $25.29 (56%) Prices subject to change. Third Party New Price: $19.71 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Kindle Edition Dewey Decimal Number: 296.1 Format: Kindle Book Label: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Manufacturer: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 445 Publication Date: January 01, 1981 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Sales Rank: 23995 Studio: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Related Items: 1 Enoch: A New Translation; Based on the Hermeneia Commentary A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Judaism in the New Testament Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Back To The Sources see more Editorial Review: Product Description: In this fully revised and expanded edition, Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo. This new edition also has an enormously helpful CD-ROM, including biblical citation hyperlinks to the NRSV, web links to primary documents, chapter summaries, and discussion questions. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Almost Scholarly I got this book because Nickelsburg is one of the leading scholars in intertestimental literature. In scholarly works, I expect a very exacting respect for the difference between fact and surmise. Nickelsburg knows his topic, but I found myself frustrated by his dedication to literary analysis, such as his division of Isaiah into three different Isaiahs from different time periods. This is an opinion shared by other scholars, but it is still not a fact in the sense of "we dug this up and dated it ... Read More Rating: - A Great Study Guide Very useful for the class I took on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Very informative and was a good tool in my studies. Easy to read well orgainized. Very coherent. Rating: - New Vistas for Many Readers In this book, Nickelsburg places a number of non-canonical books into their historical setting. He begins with a brief history of the Return and the Dispersion then goes on to explain how nu-merous books came about as a response to the Dispersion, the wake of Alexander the Great, the Romans and Herod the Great, and on through the Second Revolt. Consider that the Book of Judith may tell the story of the time of Nebuchanezzar but its many parallels describe the times of Judas Maccabeus. Or the DSS commentary ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Dead Sea Scrolls Format (feature_browse-bin) - Refinements - Books - Kindle Books World Literature - Fiction - Kindle Books - Categories - Kindle Store - Jewish Bible Greek