Apocalypse against empire : theologies of resistance in early Judaism /
Anathea E. Portier-Young.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2011.
- xxii, 462 p. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-438) and index.
Theorizing resistance -- Hellenistic rule in Judea : setting the stage for resistance -- Interaction and identity in Seleucid Judea : 188-173 BCE 78 -- Recreating the empire : the sixth Syrian war, Jason's revolt, and the reconquest of Jerusalem -- Seleucid state terror -- The edict of Antiochus : persecution and the unmaking of the Judean world -- Daniel -- Enochic authority -- The apocalypse of weeks : witness and transformation -- The book of dreams : see and cry out.
9780802865984 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2010022222
Bible.--Former prophets--History of Biblical events. Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Resistance (Philosophy) Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D. Judaism--Social aspects--Israel. Maccabees. Military history in the Bible.