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Early Judaism : texts and documents on faith and piety / [edited with commentary by] George W.E. Nickelsburg and Michael E. Stone.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2009.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xxiii, 242 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780800662868 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0800662865 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Faith and piety in early Judaism.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BM176 .F34 2009
Contents:
Sects, parties, and tendencies -- Temple and cult -- Ideals of piety -- Deliverance, judgment, and vindication -- The agents of divine deliverance -- Lady wisdom and Israel.
Summary: Jewish writings from the period of Second Temple present a rich and complex variety of first-hand materials. Here, the editors have updated their classic sourcebook on Jewish beliefs and practices to take into account current thinking about the sources.
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Rev. ed. of: Faith and piety in early Judaism. c1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sects, parties, and tendencies -- Temple and cult -- Ideals of piety -- Deliverance, judgment, and vindication -- The agents of divine deliverance -- Lady wisdom and Israel.

Jewish writings from the period of Second Temple present a rich and complex variety of first-hand materials. Here, the editors have updated their classic sourcebook on Jewish beliefs and practices to take into account current thinking about the sources.

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