Revealed wisdom and inaugurated eschatology in ancient Judaism and early Christianity / by Grant Macaskill.

By:

Macaskill, Grant

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 115.Publication details: Leiden : Brill, 2007.Description: x, 294 pages ; 25 cmISBN:

9004155821 (hbk.)
9789004155824 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

236 23

LOC classification:

BL65.W57 M33 2007
BS580.W58 M333 2007

Contents:

Wisdom, apocalyptic and generic compatibility -- 1 Enoch -- 4QInstruction -- The Gospel of Matthew -- 2 (Slavonic apocalypse of) Enoch -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Previous research on wisdom and apocalyptic in the Gospel of Matthew.

Review: "This book examines four texts: 1 Enoch, 4QInstruction, Matthew and 2 Enoch. A common idea in these texts, which blend sapiential and apocalyptic elements, is that the revealing of wisdom to an elect group inaugurates the eschatological period. The emphasis on "revealed wisdom" is essentially apocalyptic, but facilitates the uptake of motifs, forms and language from the sapiential tradition and is important in explaining the fusion of the two traditions. In addition, revealed wisdom often has creational associations and this has significance for the notion of ethics in these texts." "The book will interest anyone concerned with the development of Jewish and Christian eschatology and ethics. It also challenges the simplistic redactional assumptions of certain New Testament scholars."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and indexes.

"This book examines four texts: 1 Enoch, 4QInstruction, Matthew and 2 Enoch. A common idea in these texts, which blend sapiential and apocalyptic elements, is that the revealing of wisdom to an elect group inaugurates the eschatological period. The emphasis on "revealed wisdom" is essentially apocalyptic, but facilitates the uptake of motifs, forms and language from the sapiential tradition and is important in explaining the fusion of the two traditions. In addition, revealed wisdom often has creational associations and this has significance for the notion of ethics in these texts." "The book will interest anyone concerned with the development of Jewish and Christian eschatology and ethics. It also challenges the simplistic redactional assumptions of certain New Testament scholars."--Jacket.