The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus (1972 Schürer, Glatzer), book

The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus (1972) is the abridged edition of the second division of Geschichte des jüdischen Volks im Zeitalter Jesu Christi = A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (1886-90 Schürer), book, edited by Nahum N. Glatzer.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Schocken Books, 1972.

Contents

Historiography. The First book of Maccabees ; The History of John Hyrcanus ; Josephus' History of the Jewish War -- The psalmodic literature. The psalms of the Maccabean age ; The Psalms of Solomon -- The Gnomic wisdom. Jesus the son of Sirach ; The Pirke Aboth -- Hortatory narrative. The Book of Judith ; The Book of Tobit -- Pseudepigraphic prophecies. The Book of Daniel ; The Book of Enoch ; The Assumptio Mosis ; The Apocalypse of Baruch ; The Fourth book of Ezra ; The Testaments of the twelve patriarchs -- The sacred legends. The Book of Jubilees ; The Martyrdom of Isaiah ; The lost legendary works -- Books of magic and magical spells -- Translations of the holy Scriptures. The Septuagint ; Aquila and Theodotion -- Revision and completion of Scripture literature. The Greek Ezra ; Additions to Esther ; Additions to Daniel The Prayer of Manasseh ; The Book of Baruch ; The Letter of Jeremiah -- Historical literature. Demetrius ; Eupolemus ; Artapanus ; Aristeas ; Cleodemus or Malchus ; An anonymous writer ; Jason of Cyrene and the Second book of Maccabees ; The Third book of Maccabees ; Philo's historical works ; Josephus ; Justus of Tiberias -- Epic poetry and the drama. Philo, the epic poet ; Theodotus ; Ezekiel, the tragic poet -- Philosophy. The Wisdom of Solomon ; Aristobulus ; Philo ; The Fourth book of Maccabees -- Apologetics. The literary opponents : Manetho, Apollonius Molon, Lysimachus, Chaeremon, Apion ; Apologetics -- Jewish propaganda under a heathen mask. The Sibyllines ; Hystaspes ; Forged verses of the Greek poets ; Hecataeus ; Aristeas ; Phocylides ; Smaller pieces perhaps of Jewish origin under heathen names -- Philo, the Jewish philosopher. The life and writings of Philo ; The doctrine of Philo.