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Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 [electronic resource] : apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha / by Kenneth R. Jones.

By: Jones, Kenneth R., Ph. DMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism: v. 151.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011Description: 1 online resource (x, 305 p.)ISBN: 900421027X (hardback : alk. paper); 9789004210271 (hardback : alk. paper); 9789004210448 (electronic book)Subject(s): Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) -- In the Bible | Bible. O.T. Ezra IV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Greek Apocalypse of Baruch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Oracula Sibyllina | Paralipomena Jeremiae -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism | Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D | Oracles, Greek | Jerusalem -- History -- Siege, 70 A.DDDC classification: 229/.91309500933442 LOC classification: BS1199.J38 | J66 2011Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

"Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?" : 4 Ezra and the delayed punishment of Rome -- "Why do you look for the decline of your enemies?" : 2 Baruch and the Roman question -- "Where is their God?" : 3 Baruch and the divine government of the cosmos -- "Let anyone who desires the Lord forsake the works of Babylon" : 4 Baruch and Jewish cooperation with Rome -- "Then the strife of war will come to the West" : Sybilline Oracle 4 and the conflict of East and West -- "Then he will return declaring himself equal to God" : Sybilline Oracle 5 and the return of Nero -- "And I saw there the likeness of the idol of jealousy" : the Apocalypse of Abraham and Jewish idolatry.

Summary: 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.?

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Fairly substantial revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index.

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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.?