Portier-Young, Anathea E.  1973- <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/> 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... 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802865984, 0802865984 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews -- History -- 168 BC-135 AD<br/>Early Judaism<br/>Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.382  / P852-A54