Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dr. Craig A. Evans
Edited by Dr. Brian Leport
Edited by Assistant Professor Paul T. Sloan
SeriesJewish and Christian Texts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780567703255
ClassificationsDewey:229.9106
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd
Publication Date 18 May 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The nine essays that make up this volume provide cutting-edge studies of how sacred tradition is given new expression through vision and interpretation. The first four essays focus on the expansion of the sacred tradition primarily through vision. The evolution of the Solomon legacy, from wise king to healer and exorcist, is explored, as well as its contribution to the demonology of the desert fathers, especially as it concerns eroticism and sexual temptation. The varied receptions of the Revelation of the Magi and Shepherd of Hermas are also considered. The remaining five essays address important questions relating to polemic and violence in the Pseudepigrapha. How does the author of the Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum justify God's alternating judgment and favor? How does Enoch's Animal Apocalypse make use of the Exodus tradition in its expression of deliverance? On what basis can the author of Qumran's War Scroll confidently predict Israel's vindication? And finally, what accounts for the appearance of the tradition of Gehenna, in which the wicked will meet their fiery end?

Author Biography

Craig A. Evans is the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University, USA. Brian LePort is Religious Studies Instructor at TMI Episcopal, USA. Paul T. Sloan is Assistant Professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University, USA.