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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Second Temple Period"”.

  1. Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John

    Mathews, Mark DewayneDurham University2010

    … apocalyptic traditions related to wealth in the Second Temple period. Previous studies have attributed the author’s radical stance against wealth and economic participation to an ad hoc response against the idolatry and social injustices of the Roman Empire and imperial cults. This thesis argues …

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  2. The Afterlife Views and the Use of the TaNaKh in Support of the Resurrection Concept in the Literature of Second Temple Period Judaism: The Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha

    Sigvartsen, Jan A2016

    <p>The literature of Second Temple Period Judaism indicates there was an increased interest in and speculation about the fate of the righteous and the wicked following their physical death. This period saw the birth of multiple Jewish sects and also multiple views of the afterlife. This study will …

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  3. Tracking the Continuity of the Leviticus Laws of Genital Fluids in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Rabbinic Literature

    Nziwa, Kambale2023

    … Scrolls' relevance as a textual product of the Second Temple period for tracking the antiquity of some rabbinic halakhic rulings. As a starting point, an analysis of the biblical exposition of each impurity category is undertaken, noting hermeneutical, textual, and text-critical difficulties in …

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  4. The Eschatological Role of the Jerusalem Temple: An Examination of Jewish Writings Dating from 586 BCE to 70 CE

    Baker, Eric W.

    … between eschatology and the Jerusalem temple within the second temple period. -- Purpose. This research investigates the role of the Jerusalem temple within the second temple Jewish writings to establish whether the Jerusalem temple has any role to play in relation to the end of the …

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  5. Cleansing the Common: A Narrative-Intertextual Study of Mark 7:1-23

    Mueller, Eike Arend

    … arising out of the Hebrew Scriptures and the Second Temple period in the later part.</p> <p>The narrative analysis in chapters 2–3 reveals that Mark uses space, time, props, movement, prefixes, verb tenses, and technical terminology meticulously and astutely to develop the themes in the …

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  6. The Origin of the Eschatological Feast as a Wedding Banquet in the Synoptic Gospels: an Intertextual Study

    Long, Phillip J.

    … banquet is not found in the literature of the Second Temple Period, scholars frequently assume that this sort of language was created by the Gospel writers and that Jesus himself did not claim to be a bridegroom.</p> <p>Method. In this study I propose an intertextuality method which seeks to …

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  7. The Book of Enoch and Second Temple Judaism.

    Perkins, Nancy2011

    … Modern scholars provide an abundance of secondary information. These scholars include R. H. Charles, D. S. Russell, Albert Baumgarten, Seth Schwartz, George Nickelsburg, and James VanderKam. The Book of Enoch was composed from roughly 300 BCE to 10 BCE. The Book of Enoch stands as …

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  8. Angels and Sub-Divine Supernatural Beings: Their Characteristics, Function, and Relationship to God and Humanity in Deuteronomy-Kings

    McGuire-Moushon, Joni Amanda2019

    … this data is compared with the angelology of the Second Temple period in order to identify the similarities and the extent of the differences between them.</p> <p>Deuteronomy contains references to supernatural sub-divine beings, such as “demons” and “holy one(s)”. While Deuteronomy affirms the …

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  9. Biblical Revision Both Ancient and Modern

    Willeford, Jamie Christine2001

    … since the Bible began to be canonized in the Second Temple period. Many authors throughout the centuries have seen fit to revise the biblical text: creating a new literary genre that is in this paper termed "rewritten Bible." Maxine Grossman's literary critical method, as advocated in …

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  10. Manufacturing History and Identity: A Study on the Teacher of Righteousness, Collective Memory, and Tradition at Qumran

    Angulo, Giancarlo PWake Forest University2014

    … that it represented an historical figure in the Second Temple period. This thesis seeks to problematize this consensus and argue for an imagined leadership figure produced in order to legitimize the sectarian movement. The argument is presented through the purview of collective memory theory in …

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  11. ‘Behold, the Angels Came and Served Him:’ A Compositional Analysis of Angels in Matthew

    Bendoraitis, Kristian AllanDurham University2010

    … Utilizing the Old Testament and sources from the Second Temple period to illustrate the variety of angel traditions, this study seeks to identify how these traditions are reflected in Matthew’s Gospel and to interpret the passages in which angels appear or are represented. As a result, the …

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  12. DIVINE AND HUMAN AGENCY IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM AND PAUL: A COMPARISON OF SIRACH, HODAYOT, AND ROMANS 7–8

    Maston, JasonDurham University2009

    Recent scholarship on Second Temple Judaism and Paul has maintained that both held “salvation” to be through God’s grace not human obedience. This study challenges this claim. Based on Josephus’ portrayal of the Jewish schools, the Second Temple period appears more diverse than recent scholarship …

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  13. A Critical Assessment of the Portrayal of Women in the Dead Sea Scrolls Sectarian Rule Texts, and of the Evidence for the Presence of Women in the Qumran Community

    Stankaitis, DianeUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David2025

    … (4Q184) will be consulted where relevant, and, secondly, to uncover archaeological evidence for the presence of women at the Qumran site itself. There is general consensus that Qumran was occupied by an Essene sect during the Second Temple period, although its exact function, and whether it …

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  14. Judaean Political Organisation (104-76 BCE)

    Ryan, Daniel ThomasUniversity of Cambridge2018

    The thesis seeks to more accurately understand Judaean political organisation during the reign of King Alexander Jannaeus (104-76 BCE). I suggest that the balance of evidence does not support an understanding of Hasmonaean Judaea as a militaristic patrimony. That is, I dispute a view of Judaean …

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  15. Unequal Hours: The Jewish Reception Of Timekeeping Technology From The Bible To The Twentieth Century

    Kalman, David Zvi2019

    … and tracks their appearance in the Bible and Second-Temple-period Jewish writings. Investigating the adoption of Greco-Roman timekeeping systems by the rabbis of Late Antiquity, the study reassesses what the rabbis did and did not expect from the public with regards to timekeeping precision …

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  16. Jesus and land: constructions of sacred and social space in Second Temple Judaism

    Wenell, Karen J.University of Glasgow2004

    … to other nations) could be understood in the Second Temple Period. Chapter Three explores the meaning of the temple as the central sacred space in the first century and also as a strong economic and political centre. There was devotion to the temple, but also opposition to it. Jesus’ action in …

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  17. Why Two Swords Were Enough: Israelite Tradition History Behind Luke 22:35-38

    Moore, Kevin Lee2001

    … retold and rewritten in Jewish writings of the Second Temple Period. After establishing that Luke routinely made use of oblique allusions and that he and his community knew Israel's scriptures and traditions, chapter four analyzes Luke 22:35-38 in light of that celebrated tradition. In the …

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  18. Drafting Israel’s borders : reassessing the compositional history of Joshua 18—19 in light of later scribal activity.

    Hunt, Michelle D., 1987-Baylor University.2026

    … and unevenly develop the passage throughout the Second Temple period and into the Later Roman period, even up to the 3rd century CE in some instances. This study contributes to a growing number of studies that seek to refine literary-critical models through the integration of empirical evidence.

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  19. Slow to Understand: the Disciples in Synoptic Perspective

    Melbourne, Bertram L.

    … not impossible--to break away. In the second instance, this tradition is recognizable in the common terms and concepts of comprehension/incomprehension in Old Testament theophanic and didactic contexts and in later canonical and extra-canonical Jewish writings of the Second Temple …

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  20. Luke and the Law: A Defence of Christian Law-Observance

    Wendel, JasonUniversity of Cambridge2024

    … with nearly all Jewish literature of the late Second Temple period, views the Law of Moses as containing both regulative commands and predictive prophecies. For Luke, neither of these functions ceases in the age of the Church. In Chapter Two, I observe that Luke’s interpretation of the Law …

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