The History of the Second Temple Period

By Paolo Sacchi

This book represents the fruit of a long process of study and reflection, a powerful but subtle synthesis, by one of the most eminent scholars of Second-Temple Judaism. Far from a conventional narrative history, it is organized around themes and seeks to uncover the essence of Hebraic/Jewish religious thinking while confronting the phenomenon of its division into several 'parties' and traditions. Drawing also on recent studies of Christianity as a 'Judaism', Sacchi provides a stimulating perspective on the nature of ancient Oriental and Occidental thought and the intellectual and spiritual heritage of European civilization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567044505
• ISBN13: 9780567044501
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.5" x 5.6"