Mind the Gap
How the Jewish Writings between the Old and New Testament Help Us Understand Jesus
$72.50
- Paperback
235 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2017
Summary
Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the student of the Bible. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it’s essential to read what they wrote-and what Jesus and his followers might have read-beyond the Hebrew scriptures. Henze introduces the four-century gap between the Old and New Testaments and some of the writings produced duri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506406428 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1506406424 |
| Author: | Matthias Henze |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 235 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Matthias Henze
Matthias Henze is Isla Carroll and Perry E. Turner Professor of Hebrew Bible and early Judaism and founding director of the program in Jewish studies at Rice University. He has written or edited books on biblical interpretation at Qumran and early Judaism and on various early Jewish writings, including the coauthored 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch: Translations, Introductions, and Notes (Fortress Press, 2013).
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