The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apolcalypse of Baruch (Academia Biblica (Series), No. 11.)

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apolcalypse of Baruch (Academia Biblica (Series), No. 11.)

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Book Description
The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch is a pseudepigraphic apocalyptic work ascribed to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe of Jeremiah. Its overt content concerning the last days of the First Temple period disguises a description of the fall of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. Contrary to the general scholarly view, this book attempts to show that the internal structure and central ideas of II Baruch must be understood in a Christian context. This theological identity is reflected mainly in traditions which describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the three apocalyptic visions which depict the coming of the Messiah and the eschatological redemption. The author's conclusion may shed light on the Christian character of other Pseudepigraphic and apocalyptic books.

About the Author
Rivka Nir, Ph.D. (1996), Tel Aviv University, is Teacher and Researcher in the Department of History at The Open University of Israel in Tel Aviv.

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apolcalypse of Baruch (Academia Biblica (Series), No. 11.),Rivka Nir,Brill Academic Publishers,9004127151,Bible,Bible - Apocrypha,Bible - Study - General,Bibles,Criticism, interpretation, etc,Dirges,Interior Design - General,Isaiah XIV, 4b-21,Judaism - General,Middle Eastern literature,Myth in the Old Testament,O. T,Relation to the Old Testament,Religion

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1. The Dynamics of Aristotelian Natural Philosophy from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century (Medieval and Early Modern Science)
2. The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible: The Relationship Between the Masoretic Text and the Hebrew Base of the Septuagint Reconsidered (Septuagint and Cognate Studies Series)
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4. The External School in Carolingian Society (Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Vol 1)
5. The Home Color Book
6. The Library of Qumran: On the Essenes, Qumran, John the Baptist, and Jesus
7. The Matthean Parables: A Literary and Historical Commentary (Supplements to Novum Testamentum)
8. The Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan (Medieval and Early Modern Science)
9. The New Restaurant: Dining Design 2
10. The Novel in the Ancient World (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava. Supplementum, 159)

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