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Israelite Religion - From Tribal Beginnings To Scribal Legacy

by Van Der Toorn Karel Van Der Toorn

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 A panoramic, thousand-year history of Israelite religion, from the Iron Age to the birth of Judaism, by a renowned biblical scholar From its Iron Age beginnings to its aftermath in the Roman period, Israelite religion went through significant changes and transformations. As the Israelites responded to major historical events and political realities, their collective beliefs and practices evolved over time and developed new forms, even as earlier elements of religious culture remained an active substratum. Weaving together biblical literature, archaeology, and comparative sources, award-winning author Karel van der Toorn tells the sweeping story of how Israelite religion evolved from a tribal cult honoring the ancestors and the "god of the fathers" to a scriptural religion practiced by an ethnic minority within the Roman Empire. He demonstrates how religion was integral to nation-building as Israel transitioned from a nomadic chiefdom to a monarchical state; how religious practices changed in response to the loss of political independence; and how in the final centuries before the Common Era, as Hellenistic culture permeated the Eastern Mediterranean, Israelite religion gave rise to a variety of reading communities committed to a body of sacred scripture, with the law of Moses at its core. Combining literary studies, anthropology, linguistics, history, and more, this book tells the fascinating story of Israelite religion as it has never been told before.
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Israelite Religion - From Tribal Beginnings To Scribal Legacy

by Karel Van Der Toorn

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 A panoramic, thousand-year history of Israelite religion, from the Iron Age to the birth of Judaism, by a renowned biblical scholar
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The Origins Of Judaism - An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal

by Yonatan Adler

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 Groundbreaking research that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism
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Paul Transformed - Reception Of The Person And Letters Of Paul In Antiquity

by Collins Adela Yarbro Collins

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 A fascinating reception history of the theological, ethical, and social themes in the letters of Paul
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Origins Of Judaism - An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal

by Adler Yonatan Adler

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 A groundbreaking new study that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism
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Deuteronomy And The Pentateuch

by Stackert Jeffrey Stackert

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 This indispensable monograph synthesizes current debates and offers a new historical and literary analysis of the book of Deuteronomy
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Paul Transformed - Reception Of The Person And Letters Of Paul In Antiquity

by Adela Yarbro Collins

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 A fascinating reception history of the theological, ethical, and social themes in the letters of Paul
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Women And The Religion Of Ancient Israel

by Ackerman Susan Ackerman

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 A synthetic reconstruction of women's religious engagement and experiences in preexilic Israel "This monumental book examines a wealth of data from the Bible, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography to provide a clear, comprehensive, and compelling analysis of women's religious lives in preexilic times."-Carol Meyers, Duke University Throughout the biblical narrative, ancient Israelite religious life is dominated by male actors. When women appear, they are often seen only on the periphery: as tangential, accidental, or passive participants. However, despite their absence from the written record, they were often deeply involved in religious practice and ritual observance. In this new volume, Susan Ackerman presents a comprehensive account of ancient Israelite women's religious lives and experiences. She examines the various sites of their practice, including household shrines, regional sanctuaries, and national temples; the calendar of religious rituals that women observed on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis; and their special roles in religious settings. Drawing on texts, archaeology, and material culture, and documenting the distinctions between Israelite women's experiences and those of their male counterparts, Ackerman reconstructs an essential picture of women's lived religion in ancient Israelite culture.
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Spirit Within Me - Self And Agency In Ancient Israel And Second Temple Judaism

by Newsom Carol A. Newsom

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 The first full-length study of the evolution of self and agency in ancient Israelite anthropology
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Hell Hath No Fury - Gender, Disability, And The Invention Of Damned Bodies In Early Christian Literature

by Henning Meghan R. Henning

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 The first major book to examine ancient Christian literature on hell through the lenses of gender and disability studies
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Gnostic Scriptures

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 A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas "The one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism."-Harold Bloom This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. It provides authoritative translations of ancient texts from Greek, Latin, and Coptic, with introductions, bibliographies, and annotations. The texts are organized to reflect the history of gnosticism in the second through fourth century CE. This second edition provides updates throughout and adds three new ancient texts, including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas.
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Jewish Christianity - The Making Of The Christianity-Judaism Divide

by Jackson-Mccabe Matt Jackson-Mccabe

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 A fresh exploration of the category Jewish Christianity, from its invention in the Enlightenment to contemporary debates
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Becoming Diaspora Jews - Behind The Story Of Elephantine

by Toorn Karel Van Der Toorn

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 Based on a previously unexplored source, this book transforms the way we think about the formation of Jewish identity
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Literary Theory And The New Testament

by Dinkler Michal Beth Dinkler

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 A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament
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Matthew Within Sectarian Judaism - An Examination

by Kampen John Kampen

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 A renowned scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls argues for reading the Gospel of Matthew as the product of a Jewish sect
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Kinship By Covenant - A Canonical Approach To The Fulfillment Of God'S Saving Promises

by Scott Hahn

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 A biblical scholar identifies the covenant as an overarching theme among diverse biblical texts While the canonical scriptures were produced over many centuries and represent a diverse library of texts, they are unified by stories of divine covenants and their implications for God’s people. In this deeply researched and thoughtful book, Scott Hahn shows how covenant, as an overarching theme, makes possible a coherent reading of the diverse traditions found within the canonical scriptures. Biblical covenants, though varied in form and content, all serve the purpose of extending sacred bonds of kinship, Hahn explains. Specifically, divine covenants form and shape a father-son bond between God and the chosen people. Biblical narratives turn on that fact, and biblical theology depends upon it. With meticulous attention to detail, the author demonstrates how divine sonship represents a covenant relationship with God that has been consistent throughout salvation history. A canonical reading of this divine plan reveals an illuminating pattern of promise and fulfillment in both the Old and New Testaments. God’s saving mercies are based upon his sworn commitments, which he keeps even when his people break the covenant.
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Jewish Christianity - The Making Of The Christianity-Judaism Divide

by Matt Jackson-Mccabe

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 A fresh exploration of the category Jewish Christianity, from its invention in the Enlightenment to contemporary debates
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Temple In Early Christianity - Experiencing The Sacred

by Regev Eyal Regev

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 A comprehensive treatment of the early Christian approaches to the Temple and its role in shaping Jewish and Christian identity
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How Old Is The Hebrew Bible? - A Linguistic, Textual, And Historical Study

by Hendel Ronald Hendel e Joosten Jan Joosten

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 From two expert scholars comes a comprehensive study of the dating of the Hebrew Bible
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Apocalypse As Holy War - Divine Politics And Polemics In The Letters Of Paul

by Wasserman Emma Wasserman

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 A reassessment of early Christian apocalypticism arguing that the texts are not so much myths about good versus evil as about divine politics and heroic submission
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Philo Of Alexandria - An Intellectual Biography

by Niehoff Maren R. Niehoff

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 This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome
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Birth Of Christian History - Memory And Time From Mark To Luke-Acts

by Becker Eve-Marie Becker

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 The first comprehensive account to explore the beginnings of early Christian history writing, tracing its origin to the Gospel of Mark and Luke-Acts When the Gospel writings were first produced, Christian thinking was already cognizant of its relationship to ancient memorial cultures and history-writing traditions. Yet, little has been written about exactly what shaped the development of early Christian literary memory. In this eye-opening new study, Eve-Marie Becker explores the diverse ways in which history was written according to the Hellenistic literary tradition, focusing specifically on the time during which the New Testament writings came into being: from the mid-first century until the early second century CE. While acknowledging cases of historical awareness in other New Testament writings, Becker traces the origins of this historiographical approach to the Gospel of Mark and Luke-Acts. Offering a bold new framework, Becker shows how the earliest Christian writings shaped "Christian" thinking and writing about history.
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Friendship In The Hebrew Bible

by Olyan Saul M. Olyan

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 The first comprehensive study of friendship in the Hebrew Bible Friendship, though a topic of considerable humanistic and cross disciplinary interest in contemporary scholarship, has been largely ignored by scholars of the Hebrew Bible, possibly because of its complexity and elusiveness. Filling a significant gap in our knowledge and understanding of biblical texts, Saul M. Olyan provides this original, accessible analysis of a key form of social relationship. In this thorough and compelling assessment, Olyan analyzes a wide range of texts, including prose narratives, prophetic materials, psalms, pre-Hellenistic wisdom collections, and the Hellenistic-era wisdom book Ben Sira. This in-depth, contextually sensitive, and theoretically engaged study explores how the expectations of friends and family members overlap and differ, examining, among other things, characteristics that make the friend a distinct social actor; failed friendship; and friendships in narratives such as those of Ruth and Naomi, and Jonathan and David. Olyan presents a comprehensive look at what constitutes friendship in the Hebrew Bible.
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House Of The Mother - The Social Roles Of Maternal Kin In Biblical Hebrew Narrative And Poetry

by Chapman Cynthia R. Chapman

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 A novel approach to Israelite kinship, arguing that maternal kinship bonds played key social, economic, and political roles for a son who aspired to inherit his father's household
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