The Background of the Gospels
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The Background of the Gospels

Judaism in the Period between the Old and New Testaments

  1. 485 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Background of the Gospels

Judaism in the Period between the Old and New Testaments

About this book

Covering the period from the Maccabean revolt to the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus, Fairweather's impressive work should be an important point of reference for those wanting to develop their knowledge on the evolution of Judaism as a spiritual movement.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781474230292
eBook ISBN
9781474230308
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. CONTENTS
  3. PREFACE
  4. LITERARY SOURCES
  5. CHAPTER I. THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JUDAISM
  6. CHAPTER II. PALESTINIAN JUDAISM: PRE-MACCABÆAN
  7. CHAPTER III. THE MACCABÆAN STRUGGLE
  8. CHAPTER IV. PALESTINIAN JUDAISM: POST-MACCABÆAN
  9. CHAPTER V. THE HERODIAN AGE
  10. CHAPTER VI. THE APOCALYPTIC MOVEMENT AND LITERATURE
  11. CHAPTER VII. THE APOCALYPTIC MOVEMENT AND LITERATURE
  12. CHAPTER VIII. HELLENISTIC JUDAISM
  13. Appendix I.—Notes
  14. Appendix II.—Bibliography
  15. Appendix III.—General Index
  16. Untitled
  17. Appendix IV.—Index of Passages from the Bible, Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha
  18. Appendix V.—References to Josephus, Philo, and Talmudic Literature

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