Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea |
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| Author:
| Horsley, Richard A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-664-22991-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Judaism and Christianity both arose in times of empire, with roots in Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. In order to understand these religious movements, we must first understand the history and society of these imperial cultures. In these formative years, wisdom and apocalyptic traditions flourished as two significant religious forms...
Judaism and Christianity both arose in times of empire, with roots in Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. In order to understand these religious movements, we must first understand the history and society of these imperial cultures. In these formative years, wisdom and apocalyptic traditions flourished as two significant religious forms...