Revolt of the Scribes: Resistance and Apocalyptic Origins (2010 Horsley), book

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Revolt of the Scribes: Resistance and Apocalyptic Origins (2010) is a book by Richard A. Horsley.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in Minneapolis, M: Fortress, 2010.

Table of contents

Introduction: "Clueless about apocalypticism"? -- Scribal resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule -- The escalating crisis in Judea under Hellenistic rule -- The statue and the stone : the tales of Daniel -- The giants who kill and devour : Enoch's Book of watchers -- Wolves and sheep, eagles and lambs : Enoch's Animal vision and other historical surveys -- A terrifying fourth beast : the visions of Daniel -- Scribal resistance to Roman imperial rule -- Roman conquest and Roman rule -- The war against the "Kittim" : the covenant community at Qumran -- The arrogance of the dragon : Roman conquest in the Psalms of Solomon -- Visions of vindication : the parables of Enoch and the updated Testament of Moses -- Demonstration, organization, and assassination : parallel scribal resistance -- Conclusion: Rethinking "apocalyptic" texts

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