The History of the Second Temple Period
Overview
This book represents the fruit of a long process of study and reflection, a powerful but subtle synthesis, by one of the most eminent scholars of Second Temple Judaism. Far from a conventional narrative history, it is organized around themes and seeks to uncover the essence of Hebraic/Jewish religious thinking while confronting the phenomenon of its division into several “parties” and traditions. Drawing also on recent studies of Christianity as a “Judaism,” Sacchi provides a stimulating perspective on the nature of ancient Oriental and Occidental thought and the intellectual and spiritual heritage of European civilization.
Top Highlights
“after the exile. Judaism was born during the Persian period,” (Page 10)
“As a consequence, just who is it that is saved? The righteous or the chosen? And what does it mean to be righteous if no one is without sin?” (Page 41)
“The two literatures, and the two cultures, present completely different ways of reasoning and of seeing the world” (Page 31)
“These are the two sons of the oil who stand by the Lord of the whole earth’ (4:14)” (Page 383)
“should not be seen as a simple phonetic adaptation of mašiaḥ” (Page 30)
- Title: The History of the Second Temple Period
- Author: Paolo Sacchi
- Volume: 285
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2004
- Logos Release Date: 2008
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Judaism › History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D; Jews › History--586 B.C.-70 A.D
- ISBNs: 9780567044501, 0567044505
- Resource ID: LLS:HIS2TEMPLPRD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:57:52Z
