The Older Testament is a radically new approach to many problems of
both Old and New Testaments. It takes as a basis the theology of
the book of Enoch, lost to western Christendom for many centuries,
but here recognized as providing the most consistent set of clues
to the nature of Israel's pre-exilic religion. Reformers and
editors of the Second Temple period sought to remove from the
biblical texts all traces of the older ways, which now survive only
in the apparently bizarre themes and imagery of certain
Pseudepigrapha. Margaret Barker traces some of the ways in which
the Deuteronomic standpoint came to dominate future readings of the
Hebrew Bible as well as scholarly conceptions of Israel's religious
development. Her reconstruction of the pre-Deuteronomic religion
throws a startling light on much of the imagery of the New
Testament and shows how closely the earlier Christian expectations
were based upon the ancient royal cult in Jerusalem. This book
represents an important and original contribution to our
understanding of Judaism and early Christianity.
General
| Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2005 |
| First published: |
July 2005 |
| Authors: |
Margaret Barker
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
328 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-905048-19-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-905048-19-X |
| Barcode: |
9781905048199 |
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