PDF⋙ Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism by Anathea E. Portier-Young
Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism by Anathea E. Portier-Young Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism by Anathea E. Portier-Young PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad A fresh and daring take on ancient apocalyptic books The year 167 b.c.e. marked the beginning of a period of intense persecution for the people of Judea, as Seleucid emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted -- forcibly and brutally -- to eradicate traditional Jewish religious practices. In Apocalypse against Empire Anathea Portier-Young reconstructs the historical events and key players in this traumatic episode in Jewish history and provides a sophisticated treatment of resistance in early Judaism. Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. She makes a sturdy case for this argument by examining three extant apocalypses, giving careful attention ...