Eschatology in the Theodicies of 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra
Title | Eschatology in the Theodicies of 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra PDF eBook |
Author | Tom W. Willett |
Publisher | Burns & Oates |
Total Pages | 176 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
Unlocking Romans
Title | Unlocking Romans PDF eBook |
Author | J.R. Daniel Kirk |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2008-11-03 |
Genre | Bibles |
ISBN | 080286290X |
"If the God of Israel has acted to save his people through Christ, but Israel is not participating in that salvation, how then can this God be considered righteous? Unlocking Romans is directed in large extent toward answering this question in order to illuminate the righteousness of God as revealed in the book of Romans." "The answer here, J. R. Daniel Kirk claims, comes mainly in terms of resurrection. Even if only the most obvious references in Romans are considered - and Kirk certainly delves more deeply than that - the theme of resurrection appears not only in every section of the letter but also at climactic moments of Paul's argument. The network of connections among Jesus' resurrection, Israel's Scriptures, and redefining the people of God serves to affirm God's fidelity to Israel. This, in turn, demonstrates Paul's gospel message to be a witness to the revelation of the righteousness of God."--BOOK JACKET.
4 Ezra and 2 Baruch
Title | 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch PDF eBook |
Author | Michael E Stone |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Total Pages | 153 |
Release | 2013-11-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0800699688 |
Fresh translations of early Jewish texts 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch, written in the decades after the Judean War, which saw Jerusalem conquered, the temple destroyed, and Judaism changed forever. This handy volume makes these two important texts accessible to students, provides expert introductions, and illuminates the interrelationship of the texts through parallel columns.
The Danielic Eschatological Hour in the Johannine Literature
Title | The Danielic Eschatological Hour in the Johannine Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Stefanos Mihalios |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2011-03-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 056741342X |
Stefanos Mihalios examines the uses of the 'hour' in the writings of John and demonstrates the contribution of Danielic eschatology to John's understanding of this concept. Mihalios begins by tracing the notion of an eschatological time in the Old Testament within expressions such as 'in that time' and 'time of distress,' which also appear in the book of Daniel and relate to the eschatological hour found in Daniel. Mihalios finds that even within the Jewish tradition there exists an anticipation of the fulfillment of the Danielic eschatological time, since the eschatological hour appears in the Jewish literature within contexts that allude to the Danielic end-time events. Mihalios moves on to examines the Johannine eschatological expressions and themes that have their source in Daniel, finding evidence of clear allusions whenever the word 'hour' arises. Through this examination, he concludes that for the Johannine Jesus use of the term 'hour' indicates that the final hour of tribulation and resurrection, as it is depicted in Daniel, has arrived.
Theologies in Conflict in 4 Ezra
Title | Theologies in Conflict in 4 Ezra PDF eBook |
Author | Karina Hogan |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 289 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004129693 |
Recent scholarship on 4 Ezra has taken two divergent approaches, the first reading the dialogues between Ezra and Uriel as a reflection of theological debates in the author's time, and the second focusing on the psychological development of the protagonist. Combining the two approaches, this book offers a new interpretation of the dialogues as a literary representation of a debate between covenantal and eschatological wisdom, two branches of Jewish wisdom that emerged in the late Second Temple period. The inconclusive quality of the dialogues indicates the author's dissatisfaction with Uriel's attempt at a rational theodicy. Ezra's subsequent transformation points to the symbolic visions as the locus of the author's apocalyptic solution to the intractable theological problems raised in the dialogues.
Jewish Literature Between the Bible and Mishnah
Title | Jewish Literature Between the Bible and Mishnah PDF eBook |
Author | George W. E. Nickelsburg |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Total Pages | 480 |
Release | 2011-12-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1451408501 |
In this fully revised and expanded edition, Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo.
Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch
Title | Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriele Boccaccini |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2014-04-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0567407675 |
In this volume Gabriele Boccaccini and Jason M. Zurawski collect together essays from leading international scholars on the books of 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch. The literature of the Second Temple Period has become increasingly studied in recent years as scholars have begun to recognize the importance of these texts for a developed understanding of Rabbinic and Christian origins. Through close readings of the texts themselves, examining the books in comparison with other Jewish apocalyptic literature and early Christian materials, and reading the texts in light of their social and historical settings, the fifteen papers collected herein significantly advance the current scholarly conversation on these defining Jewish apocalypses written at the end of the first century CE, and they shed light on the everlasting legacy of apocalyptic ideas in both Christianity and Judaism.