Apocalypse against Empire Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism
Portier-Young, Anathea E. 1973-
Apocalypse against Empire Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism Anathea E. Portier-Young - U.S.A. Wm B. Eerdmans 2011 - 462tr. Hardcover, illustrations 25 cm
Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. She makes a sturdy case for this argument by examining three extant apocalypses, giving careful attention to the interplay between social theory, history, textual studies, and theological analysis...
9780802865984, 0802865984
Jews -- History -- 168 BC-135 AD
Early Judaism
Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D
296.382 / P852-A54
Apocalypse against Empire Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism Anathea E. Portier-Young - U.S.A. Wm B. Eerdmans 2011 - 462tr. Hardcover, illustrations 25 cm
Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. She makes a sturdy case for this argument by examining three extant apocalypses, giving careful attention to the interplay between social theory, history, textual studies, and theological analysis...
9780802865984, 0802865984
Jews -- History -- 168 BC-135 AD
Early Judaism
Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D
296.382 / P852-A54