TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Kenneth R.
TI  - Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70: apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha 
T2  - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism,
SN  - 9789004210448
AV  - BS1199.J38 J66 2011
U1  - 229/.91309500933442 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
KW  - In the Bible
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Ezra IV
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
KW  - Greek Apocalypse of Baruch
KW  - Paralipomena Jeremiae
KW  - Oracula Sibyllina
KW  - Jews
KW  - History
KW  - To 70 A.D
KW  - Apocalyptic literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Oracles, Greek
KW  - Jerusalem
KW  - Siege, 70 A.D
N1  - Fairly substantial revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2006; Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index; Preliminary Material; Kenneth R. Jones --; Introduction; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?”>4 Ezra and the Delayed Punishment of Rome; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Why do you look for the decline of your enemies?”2 Baruch and the Roman Question; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Where is their God?”3 Baruch and the Divine Government of the Cosmos; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Let anyone who desires the lord forsake the works of Babylon”4 Baruch and Jewish Cooperation with Rome; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Then the strife of war will come to the West”Sibylline Oracle 4 and the Conflict of East and West; Kenneth R. Jones --; “Then he will return declaring himself equal to God”Sibylline Oracle 5 and the Return of Nero; Kenneth R. Jones --; “And i saw there the likeness of the idol of jealousy”The Apocalypse of Abraham and Jewish Idolatry; Kenneth R. Jones --; Conclusion; Kenneth R. Jones --; Bibliography; Kenneth R. Jones --; Index; Kenneth R. Jones; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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.?
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004210448
ER  -