Early Judaism : texts and documents on faith and piety /

Early Judaism : texts and documents on faith and piety / [print] edited with commentary by] George W.E. Nickelsburg and Michael E. Stone. - revisedition. edition. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, (c)2009. - xxiii, 242 pages ; 23 cm.

Rev. edition of: Faith and piety in early Judaism. c1983.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Sects, parties, and tendencies -- Temple and cult -- Ideals of piety -- Deliverance, judgment, and vindication -- The agents of divine deliverance -- Lady wisdom and Israel.

Jewish writings from the period of Second Temple present a rich and complex variety of first-hand materials. Here, the editors have updated their classic sourcebook on Jewish beliefs and practices to take into account current thinking about the sources.



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Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C-210 A.D.--Sources.
Judaism--History of doctrines--Sources.

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