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The Historian and the Bible

Essays in Honour of Lester L. Grabbe

By: Philip R. Davies,Diana Vikander Edelman

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The Historian and the Bible

Essays in Honour of Lester L. Grabbe

By: Philip R. Davies,Diana Vikander Edelman

Grabbe's distinguished colleagues and friends offer their reflections on the practice and theory of history writing, on the current controversies and topics of major interest.

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0567202682

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)

The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)

The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? This first volume, Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events of Judah at the time.

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0567216179

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Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?

Revised Edition

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?

Revised Edition

By: Lester L. Grabbe

In Ancient Israel Lester L. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we know it by a discussion of methodology and by evaluating the evidence. The most basic question about the history of ancient Israel, how do we know what we know, leads to the fundamental questions of Grabbe's work: what are the sources for the history of Israel and how do we evaluate them? How do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? Grabbe focuses on original sources, including inscriptions, papyri, and archaeology. He examines the problems involved in historical methodology and deals with the major issues surrounding the use of the biblical text when writing a history of this period. Ancient Israel provides an enlightening overview and critique of current scholarly debate. It can therefore serve as a 'handbook' or reference-point for those wanting a catalogue of original sources, scholarship, and secondary studies. Grabbe's clarity of style makes this book eminently accessible not only to students of biblical studies and ancient history but also to the interested lay reader. For this new edition the entire text has been reworked to take account of new archaeological discoveries and theories. There is a major expansion to include a comprehensive coverage of David and Solomon and more detailed information on specific kings of Israel throughout. Grabbe has also added material on the historicity of the Exodus, and provided a thorough update of the material on the later bronze age.

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0567670449

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 2

The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 2

The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

This is the second volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period. It is axiomatic that there are large gaps in the history of the Persian period, but the early Greek period is possibly even less known. This volume brings together all we know about the Jews during the period from Alexander's conquest to the eve of the Maccabaean revolt, including the Jews in Egypt as well as the situation in Judah. Based directly on the primary sources, which are surveyed, the study addresses questions such as administration, society, religion, economy, jurisprudence, Hellenism and Jewish identity. These are discussed in the context of the wider Hellenistic world and its history. A strength of the study is its extensive up-to-date secondary bibliography (approximately one thousand items).

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Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?

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By: Lester L. Grabbe

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1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

By: Lester L. Grabbe

Lester L. Grabbe provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the books of Kings, covering all the historical and interpretative issues. Grabbe pays particular attention to how the history of ancient Israel can be reconstructed (or not as the case may be) through the text, and introduces students to the key ways of reading the books of Kings as religious and political history. Grabbe takes a chronological approach (according to the text) and provides overviews of the key periods of Israel's history. The nature of the 'Deuteronomistic History' and how well this theory of authorship stands up in the modern day is considered, as well as issues of form and source criticism more broadly. Grabbe concludes by offering a reflection on the books of Kings in theological and hermeneutical perspective, which enables students to view not only the historical and textual issues, but also broader issues of meaning and significance.

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Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period

Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period

Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh

By: Lester L. Grabbe

The developments in Judaism during the Second Temple period remain important to contemporary Jewish religion. This volume provides a much needed encyclopedic study of the period. Includes bibliographies, cross-references and summaries.

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Knowing the End From the Beginning

The Prophetic, Apocalyptic, and Their Relationship

By: Lester L. Grabbe,Robert D. Haak

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Knowing the End From the Beginning

The Prophetic, Apocalyptic, and Their Relationship

By: Lester L. Grabbe,Robert D. Haak

Much has been written on prophecy and apocalyptic in recent decades, but the relationship between the two has been little explored. A major explicit debate on the question is very much needed and is now provided here. This collection of essays addresses the subject from a variety of points of view, including the issues of definitions, ancient Near Eastern 'prophecies', social anthropology, place of the temple, and modern apocalyptic movements. The Introduction summarizes the individual essays and then engages the contributors in a debate on the main points relevant to the topic. It argues that many scholars operate with subconscious assumptions about how apocalyptic writings relate to the prophetic writings but that many of these assumptions now need to be questioned in the light of the essays in this volume. Such a comprehensive attempt to tackle the main theoretical issues arising from the study of the prophetic and the apocalyptic has not been attempted for some time. Most of the contributors are already well known for their contribution to scholarship on prophecy, apocalypticism, or both. This volume brings fresh questions and insights that both specialists and students will want to consider.

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 4

The Jews under the Roman Shadow (4 BCE–150 CE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 4

The Jews under the Roman Shadow (4 BCE–150 CE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

This is the fourth and fi nal volume of Lester L. Grabbe's four-volume history of the Second Temple period, collecting all that is known about the Jews during the period in which they were ruled by the Roman Empire. Based directly on primary sources such as archaeology, inscriptions, Jewish literary sources and Greek, Roman and Christian sources, this study includes analysis of the Jewish diaspora, mystical and Gnosticism trends, and the developments in the Temple, the law, and contemporary attitudes towards Judaism. Spanning from the reign of Herod Archelaus to the war with Rome and Roman control up to 150 CE, this volume concludes with Grabbe's holistic perspective on the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period.

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0567700712

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An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism

History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus

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'The Spirit of the Lord Came Upon Me'

Prophets in Ancient Israel from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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'The Spirit of the Lord Came Upon Me'

Prophets in Ancient Israel from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

By: Lester L. Grabbe

Lester Grabbe here distills his wide body of work on the subject of prophecy. The volume considers prophecy in different cultural contexts across ancient Israel and surrounding areas. Beginning with a consideration of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, Grabbe then looks at it as phenomenon in the ancient near east, including Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Levant. From this background in the immediate context of ancient Israel, Grabbe then widens the cultural lens to consider prophecy in more global environments, including Africa and the Americas, and recent examples of pseudo-biblical prophets such as Joseph Smith. In the final part of the book Grabbe then analyses these different prophetic types and forms, looking at the continuing traditions of prophecy alongside their ancient roots.

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The Dawn of Israel

A History of Canaan in the Second Millennium BCE

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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The Dawn of Israel

A History of Canaan in the Second Millennium BCE

By: Lester L. Grabbe

In this companion volume to his bestselling Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? Lester L. Grabbe provides the background history of the main ancient Near Eastern peoples and empires: Babylonia, Assyria, Urartu, Hittites, Amorites, Egyptians. Grabbe's focus is on Palestine/Canaan and covers the early second millennium, including the Middle Bronze Age and the Second Intermediate Period and Hyksos rule of Egypt. Grabbe also addresses the question of a 'patriarchal period'. The main focus of the book is on the second half of the second millennium: Late Bronze and early Iron Age, the Egyptian New Kingdom, the Amarna letters, the Sea Peoples, the question of 'the exodus', the early settlements in the hill country of Palestine, and the first mention of Israel in the Merenptah inscription. Archaeology and the contribution of the social sciences both feature heavily, as does inscriptional and iconographic material. As such this volume provides a fascinating portrayal of ancient Israel and this definitive work by one of the world's leading biblical historians will be of interest to all students and scholars of biblical history.

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 3

The Maccabaean Revolt, Hasmonaean Rule, and Herod the Great (175-4 BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 3

The Maccabaean Revolt, Hasmonaean Rule, and Herod the Great (175-4 BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

This is the third volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period, collecting all that is known about the Jews from the period of the Maccabaean revolt to Hasmonean rule and Herod the Great. Based directly on primary sources, the study addresses aspects such as Jewish literary sources, economy, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Diaspora, causes of the Maccabaen revolt, and the beginning and end of the Hasmonean kingdom and the reign of Herod the Great. Discussed in the context of the wider Hellenistic world and its history, and with an extensive up-to-date secondary bibliography, this volume is an invaluable addition to Lester Grabbe's in-depth study of the history of Judaism.

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)

The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

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Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Ezra and Nehemiah

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Ezra and Nehemiah

By: Lester L. Grabbe

This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Grabbe’s introduction to and concise commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.

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Ezra-Nehemiah

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Ezra-Nehemiah

By: Lester L. Grabbe

In this provocative study, Lester Grabbe presents a unique approach to Ezra-Nehemiah with the combination of a literary and historical approach. Lester Grabbe challenges commonly held assumptions about Joshua and Zerubbabel, the initial resettlement of land after the exile, the figure of Ezra and the activities of Nehemiah. Controversially, the challenge comes, not from radical theory but from paying careful attention to the text of the Bible itself.

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An Introduction to First Century Judaism

Jewish Religion and History in the Second Temple Period

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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An Introduction to First Century Judaism

Jewish Religion and History in the Second Temple Period

By: Lester L. Grabbe

A comprehensive and readable introduction to the Judaism of the Second Temple period.

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Faith and Fossils

The Bible, Creation, and Evolution

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Faith and Fossils

The Bible, Creation, and Evolution

By: Lester L. Grabbe

Many books have been written on the Bible and evolution by scientists, but this volume is written by a biblical specialist. In Faith and Fossils Lester Grabbe, a prominent Hebrew Bible scholar, examines the Bible in its ancient context and explores its meaning in light of emerging scientific evidence. Both the Bible and the fossil record raise significant questions about what it means to be human, and Grabbe expertly draws on both sources to grapple with who we are and where we came from. Written in uncomplicated language and featuring eleven spectacular color plates, Grabbe’s Faith and Fossilscreatively shows how science and faith intersect in questions about human origins.

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An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism

History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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An Introduction to Second Temple Judaism

History and Religion of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah, the Maccabees, Hillel, and Jesus

By: Lester L. Grabbe

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduction, by a world leader in the field, provides the perfect guide to the Second Temple Period, its history, literature, and religious setting. Lester Grabbe magisterially guides the reader through the period providing a careful overview of the most studied sources, the history surrounding them and the various currents within Judaism at the time. This book will be a core text for courses on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, as well as Qumran, Intertestamental Literature and Early Judaism.

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1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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1 & 2 Kings: An Introduction and Study Guide

History and Story in Ancient Israel

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Ancient Israel

What Do We Know and how Do We Know It?

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Ancient Israel

What Do We Know and how Do We Know It?

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In this updated edition of his much praised volume Lester L. Grabbe takes readers through the earliest history of Israel paying close attention to the most recent sources and data."--

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Wisdom of Solomon

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Wisdom of Solomon

By: Lester L. Grabbe

Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format. The complete set of books will offer a comprehensive introduction to the Bible and related writings. Each study-guide comprises -An Introduction to the content and message of the particular book -A survey of the significant critical issues -An assesment of recent scholarship -Signposts towards major critical works in the area -Annotated bibliographies T & T Clark Study Guides are written by some of the world's greatest biblical scholars, each of whom draws on their extensive teaching experience to make their subject come alive for all who are approaching biblical studies for the first time.

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The Dawn of Israel

A History of Canaan in the Second Millennium BCE

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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The Dawn of Israel

A History of Canaan in the Second Millennium BCE

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Lester L. Grabbe provides a comprehensive history of the main ancient Near Eastern peoples and empires, drawing on insights from archaeology, iconography and the social sciences.

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 2

The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE)

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE)

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Ezra-Nehemiah

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Ezra-Nehemiah

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This provocative provides a close reading of the final form of the texts of the Hebrew Ezra, the Hebrew Nehemiah, 1 Esdras and other Ezra and Nehemiah traditions. Combining literary and the historical approaches, Lester L. Grabbe challenges commonly held assumptions about Joshua and Zerubbabel, the initial resettlement of land after the exile, the figure of Ezra, and the activities of Nehemiah. Controversially, the challenge comes not from radical theory, but from the Bible itself.

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Knowing the End From the Beginning

The Prophetic, Apocalyptic, and Their Relationship

By: Lester L. Grabbe,Robert D. Haak

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Knowing the End From the Beginning

The Prophetic, Apocalyptic, and Their Relationship

By: Lester L. Grabbe,Robert D. Haak

Much study has taken place of the prophetic and apocalyptic writings in recent decades, but the relationship between the two has been little explored. A major explicit debate on the question is very much needed and is now provided. This collection of essays addresses the subject from a variety of points of view, including studies on the issues of definitions, ancient Near Eastern "prophecies", social anthropology and modern apocalyptic movements. In the introduction, Lester Grabbe argues that many scholars operate with subconscious assumptions about how apocalyptic writings relate to the prophetic writings, but that many of these assumptions now need to be questioned in the light of the essays in this volume. Such a comprehensive attempt to tackle the main theoretical issues arising from the study of the prophetic and the apocalyptic has not been attempted for some time. This volume brings fresh questions and insights that both specialists and students will want to consider.

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Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period

Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh

By: Lester L. Grabbe

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Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period

Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh

By: Lester L. Grabbe

The developments in Judaism which occurred during the Second Temple period (c. 550 BC to 100 AD) were of great importance for the nature of Jewish religion in later centuries, yet few studies have examined the era in full. Now Lester L. Grabbe's lucid and accessible volume provides a much-needed encyclopedic study and holistic interpretation of the period. Topics examined include: * views about God and the spirit world * the temple and priesthood * scripture and synagogue * the main religious sects and revolutionary movements * eschatology and messianism * magic and predicting the future * religion in the Jewish diaspora * converts and 'Godfearers'. With an extensive, up-to-date bibliography, plus numerous helpful cross-references, summaries and syntheses, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of the history of Jewish religion. It will also be of great value as a reference tool.

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