Revolt of the scribes : resistance and apocalyptic origins / Richard A. Horsley.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Horsley, Richard A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, Minn, : Fortress Press, c2010.
Subjects:	Apocalyptic literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Clueless about apocalypticism?
Scribal resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule
An escalating crisis in Judea under Hellenistic rule
The statue and the stone: the tales of Daniel
The giants who kill and devour: Enoch's Book of the watchers
Wolves and sheep, eagles and lambs: Enoch's Animal vision and other historical summaries
A terrifying fourth beast, devouring and stamping: the visions of Daniel
Scribal resistance to Roman imperial rule
Roman conquest and roman rule
The war against the Kittim: the covenant community at Qumran
The arrogance of the dragon: Roman conquest in the Psalms of Solomon
Visions of vindication: the parables of Enoch and the updated testament of Moses
Demonstration, organization, and assassination: parallel resistance among scribes
Conclusion: Rethinking apocalyptic texts.

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