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This book consists of in-depth introductions to the various texts that make up the noncanonical literature of early Judaism, not the texts themselves. As such, it is an excellent introduction and companion to any of our Dead Sea Scrolls products, Works of Philo in Greek or English, the Pseudepigrapha in Greek or Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha in English, or Works of Josephus in English (Greek is coming soon).
The CD-ROM contains the full, searchable text of the book, a library of nearly one hundred images that help bring the texts and the locations to life, along with a Study Guide that includes chapter summaries, study questions, and links to important web sites. A link at the head of each chapter takes you to the corresponding study materials. Asterisks throughout the text of the book are linked to related images.
- Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah: A Historical and Literary Introduction, Second Edition
- George W. E. Nickelsburg
- 450 pages, 2005
Praise for the Print Edition
"The author has a special talent for catering to both scholarly audiences and beginning students. This is an excellent textbook for university and college courses." — Emanuel Tov, J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible at the Hebrew University
"When Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah was first published in 1981 it quickly became a standard. Nickelsburg’s second edition is a thorough revision and reorganization that updates all of the bibliographies and substantially expands the treatment of Qumran documents. Lucidly written, this second edition offers a reliable and clear map of the complex and varied terrain of the literature of second Temple Judaism. Ideal for teaching purposes." — John S Kloppenborg, University of Toronto
"The re-edition of George Nickelsburg’s introduction updates and expands an extremely valuable tool for the study of Jewish literature of the Second Temple period. Nickelsburg carefully sets a wide range of literature within the complex political and social context of the history of Israel in this period. Nickelsburg deftly introduces the primary sources and the problems of their interpretation. He does so in magisterial dialogue with an impressive array of recent scholarship, which will provide a solid foundation for any students engaging in the study of this phase of Jewish life and letters." —Harold Attridge
"...not only does Nickelsburg give us an updated and expanded map of the landscape of early Jewish literature; more important, he invites us to come visit." —Kenneth Pomykala, Calvin College, Review of Biblical Literature
From the Preface
When I wrote the first edition of this book twenty-four years ago, serious scholarly engagement with the history and literature of Second Temple Judaism was a luxury limited almost exclusively to persons working on the Dead Sea Scrolls. In the past two and a half decades the situation has changed dramatically, as is attested by the thousands of articles and monographs that have appeared not only on the Scrolls but on the “Apocrypha” and “Pseudepigrapha,” as well as on Philo and Josephus and numerous topics about the history and sociology of the period. Scholars and publishers have initiated new periodicals and monograph series, commentaries are beginning to appear, universities have established chairs in Judaic studies, and courses are finding their way into curricula that were almost the exclusive domain of the canonical Scriptures. With this geometric increase in the scholarship and now the complete publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, a new edition of this book is not only desirable but necessary.
About the Author
George W. E. Nickelsburg is Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of Iowa, where he taught for more than three decades. He is the author of seventy articles and several hundred dictionary and encyclopedia entries. Among his many works are Faith and Piety in Early Judaism (co-editor; Fortress Press, 1983) and Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (co-editor; 1986).
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