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After Apocalyptic and Wisdom - Rethinking Texts in Context (Paperback)
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Description: CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE: The Social-Political
Context of Apocalyptic and Wisdom Texts 1. Ben Sira and the
Sociology of the Second Temple 2. The Politics of Cultural
Production 3. The Social Settings of the Components of 1 Enoch PART
TWO: Reconsiderations of Texts in Historical Contexts 4. Israel at
the Mercy of Demonic Powers: An Enochic Interpretation of
Imperialism 5. Social Relations and Social Conflict in the Epistle
of Enoch 6. Fourth Ezra: Anti-Apocalyptic Apocalypse 7. Late
Twentieth-Century Scribes' Study of Late Second Temple Scribes PART
THREE: Questioning the Categories as Applied to the Gospels and
James 8. Questions about Wisdom and Apocalypticism 9. Sayings of
the Sages or Speeches of the Prophets? Reflections on the Genre of
Q 10. Apocalypticism and Wisdom: Missing in Mark 11. Apocalypticism
in the Gospels? The Kingdom of God and the Renewal of Israel 12.
The Rich and Poor in James: An Apocalyptic Ethic Endorsements:
"These essays achieve a much needed demolition of two ill-defined
concepts that have dominated the study of early Judaism and the New
Testament. Turning from questions of worldview and genre to the
historical and social realities confronting the authors of Sirach,
1 Enoch, the Epistle of James, and 4 Ezra, Horsley and Tiller
demonstrate how these texts engage with the political realities of
their time, especially imperial rule. This is an eloquent
demonstration of the value of the social-scientific approach to the
exegesis of biblical and parabiblical texts." -- Professor Philip
Davies University of Sheffield "The terms wisdom and apocalyptic,
the authors argue correctly, have been used in such a vague or
simplistic way by many scholars that a series of corrections are
necessary. Horsley and Tiller have worked separately and together
on these issues for many years. Here they address the problems of
genre definition, the social and political context of the texts,
and the twentieth-century theological assumptions that lie behind
the previous studies. They forge new conclusions about the
interpretations of many important texts. The clarity with which
they define the issues is admirable, and the debate will be
illuminated for all parties. Now both the scholar and the student
can in one volume reap the benefits of their results." -- Lawrence
M. Wills Episcopal Divinity School About the Contributor(s):
Richard Horsley isDistinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the
Study of ReligionEmeritus at the University of Massachusetts Boston
and the author of numerous volumes, including Jesus and the Powers,
Revolt of the Scribes, and Wisdom and Spiritual Transcendence at
Corinth (Cascade Books, 2008). Patrick A. Tiller is a member of the
Enoch Seminar and is the author of A Commentary on the Animal
Apocalypse of 1 Enoch.
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