Creation, covenant, and the beginnings of judaism: reconceiving historical time in the second temple period
Auteur :
Mermelstein, Ari
Éditeur :
Mermelstein, Ari
ISBN :
9789004281059
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
527 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
In Creation, Covenant, and the Beginnings of Judaism, Ari Mermelstein examines Second Temple writers who described creation, rather than a historical event, as the beginning of Jewish history in order to resolve a perceived sense of temporal rupture with Israel's covenantal past.