The Jewish Temple: a non-biblical sourcebook
"This book uncovers the meaning and significance of the Jewish Temple and its Service during the last centuries of its existence. The non-biblical sources indicate that the Temple and its rites were seen as holding the universe together, providing order and meaning in a world which would overwi...
| Summary: | "This book uncovers the meaning and significance of the Jewish Temple and its Service during the last centuries of its existence. The non-biblical sources indicate that the Temple and its rites were seen as holding the universe together, providing order and meaning in a world which would overwise easily lapse into chaos."--Jacket Machine generated contents note:1.Hecataeus of Abdera --2.Aristeas --3.Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira in Hebrew --4.Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira in Greek --5.Book of Jubilees --6.Writings of Philo of Alexandria --7.Writings of Josephus --8.Pseudo-Philo's Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-191) and indexes. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0203300718 |