Seers, Sibyls and Sages in Hellenistic-Roman Judaism

Download or read book Seers, Sibyls and Sages in Hellenistic-Roman Judaism written by John J. Collins and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together essays written over two decades by a leading authority in the field. The collection includes 2 recent essays that are published here for the first time. The articles cover major aspects of the discussion of Jewish apocalypticism, in relation to the Hebrew bible, the New Testament and the Hellenistic-Roman world. Distinctive strengths of the volume include clusters of essays on the Sibylline oracles and on the relationship between apocalypticism and wisdom. A section of the book is devoted to studies on Daniel. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.