The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism

Synopsis

Collins (old Testament Criticism And Interpretation, Yale Divinity School) And Harlow (religion, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mi) Along With Many Contributors, Investigate The Second Temple Period In The Development Of Judaism From The Fourth Century Bce To The Second Century Ce. Essays. Early Judaism In Modern Scholarship / John J. Collins -- Jewish History From Alexander To Hadrian / Chris Seeman And Adam Kolman Marshak -- Judaism In The Land Of Israel / James C. Vanderkam -- Judaism In The Diaspora / Erich S. Gruen -- The Jewish Scriptures : Texts, Versions, Canons / Eugene Ulrich -- Early Jewish Biblical Interpretation / James L. Kugel -- Apocrypha And Pseudepigrapha / Loren T. Stuckenbruck -- Dead Sea Scrolls / Eibert Tigchelaar -- Early Jewish Literature Written In Greek / Katell Berthelot -- Archaeology, Papyri, And Inscriptions / Jürgen K. Zangenberg -- Jews Among Greeks And Romans / Miriam Pucci Ben Zeev -- Early Judaism And Early Christianity / Daniel C. Harlow -- Early Judaism And Rabbinic Judaism / Lawrence H. Schiffman -- Dictionary Entries A-z. Edited By John J. Collins And Daniel C. Harlow. Includes Bibliographical References.