Second Temple Studies III: Studies in Politics, Class and Material Culture (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Davies, Philip R. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1441179518 / ISBN 13: 9781441179517

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 2009

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256 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.59 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Second Temple Studies III: Studies in Politics, Class and Material Culture (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441179518
• ISBN 13: 9781441179517
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.37 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume offers a systematic approach to the Persian, Ptolemaic, Seleucid and Hasmonean period, correlating social contexts with the biblical and post-biblical literature that each period generated. The list of contributors includes many of the pioneers of the field of Second Temple sociology, including Kenneth Hoglund, John Wright, Lester Grabbe, Richard Horsley, James Pasto, Robert Doran and the editors. The volume, which also includes an introductory essay on the methods and outcomes of this kind of exercise, furnishes an excellent introduction to the agenda of interpreting biblical texts as social products.

About the Author

Philip R. Davies is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK.