Jewish Reactions to the Destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (2011 Jones), book
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Jewish Reactions to the Destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (2011) is a book by Kenneth R. Jones.
Abstract
"The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham). While keeping the historical context of their composition in mind, the author analyzes the texts with a view to answering the following questions: What do these texts tell us about Jewish attitudes toward the Roman Empire? How did Jews understand the situation in post-70 Judea through the lens of Israel’s past, especially the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.?"--Publisher description.
Editions and translations
Published in Leiden: Brill, 2011 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 151).
Contents
External links
- [ Google Books]
- 2011
- English language--2010s
- Second Temple Studies--2010s
- Second Temple Studies--English
- OT Pseudepigrapha Studies--2010s
- OT Pseudepigrapha Studies--English
- Apocalyptic Studies--2010s
- Apocalyptic Studies--English
- Jewish War (subject)
- Jewish War--research (subject)
- 4 Ezra (text)
- 2 Baruch (text)
- 3 Baruch (text)
- 4 Baruch (text)
- Sibylline Oracles (text)
- Apocalypse of Abraham (text)