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Apocalypse Against Empire

Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism [Paperback]

by Anathea E. Portier-Young

    • Author

      Anathea E. Portier-Young

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Published

      February 2014

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    The year 167 B.C.E. marked the beginning of a period of intense persecution for the people of Judea, as Seleucid emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted -- forcibly and brutally -- to eradicate traditional Jewish religious practices. In Apocalypse against Empire Anathea Portier-Young reconstructs the historical events and key players in this traumatic episode in Jewish history and provides a sophisticated treatment of resistance in early Judaism.Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. In particular, Portier-Young contends, the book of Daniel, the Apocalypse of Weeks, and the Book of Dreams were written to supply an oppressed people with a potent antidote to the destructive propaganda of the empire -- renewing their faith in the God of the covenant and answering state terror with radical visions of hope.

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    • Author

      Anathea E. Portier-Young

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Published

      February 2014

    • Weight

      700g

    • Page Count

      488

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 28 mm

    • ISBN

      9780802870834

    • ISBN-10

      080287083X

    • Eden Code

      4244101

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    • Author/Creator: Anathea E. Portier-Young

    • ISBN: 9780802870834

    • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Release Date: February 2014

    • Weight: 700g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 28 mm

    • Eden Code: 4244101


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