Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70
Kenneth R. Jones · 2011
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The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham). While keeping the historical context of their composition in mind, the author analyzes the texts with a view to answering the following questions: What do these texts tell us about Jewish attitudes toward the Roman Empire? How did Jews understand the situation in post-70 Judea through the lens of Israel's past, especially the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.?
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism -- v. 151,
- Publisher
- Brill
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 305
- ISBN
- 9789004210271
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