Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah: A Historical and Literary Introduction

by George W.E. Nickelsburg

Book Overview

This is a first introduction to the Jewish literature of the period between the testaments. Its nine chapters discuss the books of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls against the relevant historical background, in chronological order, and the discussion of each work is supplemented by a valuable bibliography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800606493
• ISBN13: 9780800606497
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Great Study Guide

Very useful for the class I took on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Very informative and was a good tool in my studies. Easy to read well orgainized. Very coherent.

New Vistas for Many Readers

In this book, Nickelsburg places a number of non-canonical books into their historical setting. He begins with a brief history of the Return and the Dispersion then goes on to explain how nu-merous books came about as a response to the Dispersion, the wake of Alexander the Great, the Romans and Herod the Great, and on through the Second Revolt. Consider that the Book of Judith may tell the story of the time of Nebuchanezzar but its many parallels describe the times of Judas Maccabeus. Or the DSS commentary on Habakkuk probably shows that when the Mac-cabeans tampered with the priesthood not all of Israel was solidly behind them. For many readers Nickelsburg's _Jewish Literature_ will open up new ways to read and understand ancient Jewish writings.