NT202 A Survey of Jewish History and Literature from the Second Temple Period
Overview
In this course, Dr. Joel Willitts guides you through key historical moments and literary works of the Second Temple period. Discover the history between Israel’s return from exile and the destruction of the temple in AD 70. Develop an understanding of the beliefs of Jewish groups such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes. Survey a vast array of Second Temple literature, from the Old Testament Apocrypha to the writings of Philo and Josephus.
Top Highlights
“Sanballat ends up rejecting the Jerusalem temple and Judaean-centric traditions and actually establishes his own worship site on Mount Gerizim in Samaria.” (source)
“The most notable Idumaean that was forced to be Jewish during this period was a guy named Antipater, who becomes the [father] of Herod the Great.” (source)
“also, Aramaic interpretations of the Hebrew Bible probably have their origin during this time. These are called Targums” (source)
“Alexander’s conquest and the policies of his successors result in a mixture of Greek culture with the native ancient cultures, and this mixture is what we refer to with the term ‘Hellenistic.’ And so this is the beginning of the period that scholars call the Hellenistic period.” (source)
“‘The ideal interpreter would be one who has entered into the strange first-century world, has felt its whole strangeness, has sojourned’ into it so that they have lived themselves ‘into it, thinking and feeling as one of those to whom the Gospel first came,’ and then who will return to their own world.” (source)
- Title: NT202 A Survey of Jewish History and Literature from the Second Temple Period
- Author: Joel Willitts
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Apocrypha › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. O.T. Apocrypha--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D; Jews › History--586 B.C.-70 A.D
- Resource ID: LLS:NT202WILLITTS
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:49:08Z
Dr. Joel Willitts is an associate professor in the biblical and theological studies department at North Park University. After graduating with a BS, he spent seven years in youth ministry in Texas, Florida, and Illinois. He earned a ThM (2000), an MPhil (2002), and a PhD (2007) from Cambridge University in England.
He has a wide breadth of experience within both the church and academia. Dr. Willitts has researched and published books, essays, and journal articles on the New Testament’s Jewish context. He is currently working on a Galatians commentary, a book on Jesus as the Davidic Son, and a book about sexual abuse.
Dr. Willitts’ passion for the local church has remained strong throughout his education and professional life. He is a fellow at the Center for Pastoral Theology, a group that promotes theology in and for the local church. He has been married to his wife, Karla, for 20 years, and they have six-year-old twins, Zion and Mary. They live in Saint Charles, Illinois.