Docherty, The Jewish Pseudepigrapha

NEW BOOK FROM SPCK:

The Jewish Pseudepigrapha
An introduction to the literature of the Second Temple period

Author
Susan Docherty

ISBN
9780281064823

Publisher
SPCK Publishing

Additional information
224 pages. Paperback. (234 x 156 mm)

Our Price
£16.99

Description

This is a concise yet comprehensive guide to the Pseudepigrapha: the Jewish texts of the late Second Temple Period (circa 250BCE–100CE) that are not included in the Hebrew Bible or standard collections of the Apocrypha. Each chapter deals with a specific literary genre (e.g. apocalyptic, testaments, rewritten Bible), encouraging readers to appreciate the texts as literature as well as furthering their understanding of the content and significance of the texts themselves

As well as providing helpful introductions to the different genres, the book surveys key issues such as: date, authorship, original language; purpose; overview of contents; key theological themes and significance.

The publisher kindly sent me an advance electronic copy a while ago.