deSilva, David A., 1967-

The Jewish teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude : what earliest Christianity learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha / David A. deSilva. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - x, 343 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-326) and indexes.

Recovering the voice of Jesus -- Recovering the voices of James and Jude -- In the school of Ben Sira of Jerusalem -- The book of Tobit: life-lessons from an edifying tale -- The book of Enoch -- Military messianism and Jesus' mission: the Psalms of Solomon -- Jewish martyrology and the death of Jesus: 2 Maccabees and the lives of the prophets -- The testaments of the twelve patriarchs: a legacy of ethics and eschatology for a new generation -- The testament of Job: Job becomes an example of patient endurance -- Conclusion: Jesus, James, and Jude among the Jewish teachers.

9780195329001 0195329007

40021480032

2012000909

016167491 Uk


Bible.--Apocrypha--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS 1700 / .D47 2012