Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by John J. Collins -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Theorizing Resistance -- 1. Theorizing Resistance -- Theology or Theologies of Resistance? -- Conceptualizing Resistance -- Forms of Resistance -- In Se...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Portier-Young, Anathea E., 1973-, Apocalypse against empire] (2014) (Beyerle, Stefan, 1964 -)
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Ethiopic book of Enoch-Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible.-Former Prophets-History of Biblical events B Electronic books B Resistance (Philosophy) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780802870834 |
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by John J. Collins -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: Theorizing Resistance -- 1. Theorizing Resistance -- Theology or Theologies of Resistance? -- Conceptualizing Resistance -- Forms of Resistance -- In Search of a Definition -- Resistance Limits Power -- Intentions and Actions -- Contesting Hegemony and Domination -- Summary -- Hegemony and Domination: The Conditions and Objects of Resistance -- Hegemony -- Domination and dominio -- Resistance to the Hellenistic Empires: Key Studies -- James C. Scott, the Hidden Transcript, and Apocalyptic Pseudonymity -- Practice versus Belief? -- Anonymity or Pseudonymity -- Scott on Anonymity -- Pseudonymity and Contingency -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Seleucid Domination in Judea -- 2. Hellenistic Rule in Judea: Setting the Stage for Resistance -- The Beginnings of Hellenistic Rule -- Alexander, the Successors, and the Ideology of Conquest -- Caught in the Battle for Domination -- The Transition to Seleucid Rule -- The Letter to Ptolemy -- The Programma -- Peaceful Coexistence? -- Stressors and Divisions -- Ancestral Laws, Scripture, and Invented Tradition -- 3. Interaction and Identity in Seleucid Judea: 188-173 BCE -- The Broader Context: The Seleucid Empire under Roman Hegemony -- Domination and Interaction in Seleucid Judea -- The Heliodorus Stele -- Heliodorus's Incursion into the Jerusalem Temple: 2 Maccabees 3:1-4:6 -- Reading the Sources Together -- Judaism versus Hellenism? -- Jason's Hellenizing Reforms -- Cultural Encounter in the Hellenistic Empires -- Distinctive Identities -- Asserting a Threatened Identity -- 4. Re-creating the Empire: The Sixth Syrian War, Jason's Revolt, and the Reconquest of Jerusalem -- Preparing for War -- The Akra -- Sacrilege and Riot -- Civil War and Revolt. |
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| ISBN: | 1467434647 |