by hadassah | Mar 30, 2023 | Literature of the Second Commonwealth
James C. VanderKam. “Jubilees,” Bible Review (8:6), 1992. The book of Jubilees belongs to a category of literature that contemporary scholars designate by the pleasantly vague tag “the Rewritten Bible.” The author of the book, like a number of other ancient...
by hadassah | Mar 30, 2023 | Literature of the Second Commonwealth
Carey A. Moore. “Susanna,” Bible Review (8:3),1992. True or not, Anita Hill told the story of her alleged sexual harassment by the now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to a nationwide television audience of millions, fascinated by the drama of sex and...
by hadassah | Mar 27, 2023 | Literature of the Second Commonwealth
Amy-Jill Levine,”Tobit,” Bible Review, (8:4), Aug 1992. A mix of folktale and prayer, biblical themes and classical motifs, Tobit depicts a fantastic tale of Diaspora life. Containing an angel in disguise, a murderous demon, a magical fish and a young man on a...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Literature of the Second Commonwealth
Wisdom of Solomon 1-6: Righteousness and Foolishness Greco-Roman Period1 Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth, think of the Lord in goodness and seek him with sincerity of heart; 2 because he is found by those who do not put him to the test, and manifests...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Greco-Roman Period, Literature of the Second Commonwealth
Baruch 1-2: The Destruction of the Temple and the Exile 1These are the words of the book that Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah son of Zedekiah son of Hasadiah son of Hilkiah wrote in Babylon, 2 in the fifth year, on the seventh day of the month, at the time when...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Literature of the Second Commonwealth
Book of Susanna 1-64: Daniel Rescues Susanna Greco-Roman Period1 There was a man living in Babylon whose name was Joakim. 2 He married the daughter of Hilkiah, named Susanna, a very beautiful woman and one who feared the Lord. 3 Her parents were...
