228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Robert Hayward offers a careful analysis of surviving accounts of the Temple and its service. All the central texts are provided in translation, with a detailed commentary. While descriptions of the Temple and its service are available, discussions of the meaning of these things are less easily found. This study clearly illustrates how the Temple was seen as a meeting point between heaven and... Read more
Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. Hecataeus of Abdera 2. The Epistle of Aristeas 3. The Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira in Hebrew 4. The Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira in Greek 5. The Book of Jubilees 6. The Writings of Philo 7. The Writings of Josephus 8. Pseudo-Philo's Book of Biblical Antiquities Index.
Biography
Robert Hayward
'The book usefully fills a gap, because no such comparative analysis seems to have been undertaken before. It will be a valuable resource for those from undergraduate level upward who are studying Second Temple Judaism.' - Richard Coggins, Theological Book Review
This is a valuable contribution to the going interest in ancient temple lore.' - Internationale Zeitscriftenschau fur Bnelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete
