Discovering Second Temple Literature <subTitle>The Scriptures and Stories that Shaped Early Judaism</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Simkovich, Malka Z.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">0:2</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Jewish Publication Society</publisher> <dateIssued>2018</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>354tr.</extent> <extent>paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>24 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>This volume interweaves past and present in four parts. Part 1 tells modern stories of discovery of Second Temple literature. Part 2 describes the Jewish communities that flourished both in the land of Israel and in the Diaspora. Part 3 explores the lives, world-views, and significant writings of Second Temple authors. Part 4 examines how authors of the time introduced novel, rewritten, and expanded versions of Bible stories in hopes of imparting messages to the people...</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Malka Z. Simkovich</note> <subject> <topic>Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D -- Sources</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Jews -- History -- 586 BC-70 AD</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">296.09014</classification> <classification authority="ddc">S588-M24</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780827612655</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14556/d.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14556/d.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071358.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>