Is the Bible a Hellenistic book? The essays in this volume respond to that challenging question, formulated by Niels Peter Lemche, and offer everything from qualified agreement to vociferous opposition. In so doing, they debate and illuminate the many features of Jewish writing in the Second Temple period, including not only the scriptures themselves and their own history, but the non-canonized literature of the late Second-Temple period. As with all the volumes in this pioneering series, the editor, Lester Grabbe, introduces and reflects upon the discussion and its implications for one of the most controversial topics in current biblical studies.
  • ISBN10 1281841676
  • ISBN13 9781281841674
  • Publish Date 1 January 2001 (first published 1 March 1991)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 1 April 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 352
  • Language English