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020			_a9789004281653 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9789004281059 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/9789004281653 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)886381570 _z(OCoLC)884243116 _z(OCoLC)895246295
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050		4	_aBS1700 _b.M385 2014
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082	0	4	_a229/.06 _223
100	1		_aMermelstein, Ari.
245	1	0	_aCreation, covenant, and the beginnings of Judaism : _breconceiving historical time in the Second Temple period / _cby Ari Mermelstein.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c[2014]
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aSupplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, _x1384-2161 ; _vv. 168
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-208) and index.
505	0	0	_aPreliminary Material -- 1 Introduction: The Relationship between Time and History in Second Temple Literature -- 2 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Jewish History as the Unfolding of Creation -- 3 Wisdom of Ben Sira: Timelessness in Support of the Temple-State -- 4 The Book of Jubilees: Timeless Dimensions of a Covenantal Relationship -- 5 The Animal Apocalypse: The Timeless Symbols of History -- 6 Fourth Ezra: Time and History as Theological Critique -- 7 Synthesis and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Primary Sources.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aThis study examines the relationship between time and history in Second Temple literature. Numerous sources from that period express a belief that Jewish history began with an act of covenant formation and proceeded in linear fashion until the exile, an unprecedented event which severed the present from the past. The authors of Ben Sira, Jubilees , the Animal Apocalypse , and 4 Ezra responded to this theological challenge by claiming instead that Jewish history began at creation. Between creation and redemption, history unfolds as a series of static, repeating patterns that simultaneously account for the disappointments of the Second Temple period and confirm the eternal nature of the covenant. As iterations of timeless, cyclical patterns, the difficult post-exilic present and the glorious redemption of the future emerge as familiar, unremarkable, and inevitable historical developments.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pEcclesiasticus.
630	0	7	_aBible. _pEcclesiasticus. _2fast
648		7	_a586 B.C. - 210 A.D. _2fast
650		0	_aApocryphal books (Old Testament) _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aTime _xReligious aspects _xJudaism.
650		0	_aJudaism _xHistory.
650		0	_aJudaism _xOrigin.
650		7	_aApocryphal books (Old Testament) _2fast
650		7	_aJudaism. _2fast
650		7	_aJudaism _xOrigin. _2fast
650		7	_aJudaism _xPost-exilic period (Judaism) _2fast
650		7	_aTime _xReligious aspects _xJudaism. _2fast
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _2fast
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tCreation, Covenant, and the Beginnings of Judaism: Reconceiving Historical Time in the Second Temple Period _dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2015, _z9789004281059
830		0	_aSupplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism _v168.
830		0	_aBiblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004281653
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