The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism Collins, John J & Harlow, Daniel C (eds.)

The upsurge in studies on Second Temple Judaism in the past decades makes the publication of a dictionary focusing on "Early Judaism" no surprise. Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the resurgence of interest in the Pseudepigrapha made a wealth of primary sources available to...

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Main Author: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: 2011
In: Scriptura
Year: 2011, Volume: 106, Pages: 139-140
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:The upsurge in studies on Second Temple Judaism in the past decades makes the publication of a dictionary focusing on "Early Judaism" no surprise. Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the resurgence of interest in the Pseudepigrapha made a wealth of primary sources available to scholars, Second Temple Judaism has been the focus of many publications and conference papers in the past decades - an interest field which remains in vogue today. The editors of this dictionary express their surprise that "[d]espite the proliferation of studies, however, there has not hitherto existed a major reference work devoted specifically to this period" (p. vi). The publication of this dictionary is therefore a timeous effort.
ISSN:2305-445X
Contains:Enthalten in: Scriptura
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7833/106-0-153