Between the TestamentsFortress Press, 1965 - 176 oldal In most Bibles the period between the Old and the New Testaments is represented by a single blank page which, perhaps, has symbolic significance. 'From Malachi to Matthew' has for long remained vague and unfamiliar to many readers of the Scriptures. Many mysteries remain, but in recent times much light has been cast on this whole period. Exciting new insights have been provided by the writings of numbers of scholars and by some remarkable archaeological discoveries. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls caught the popular imagination and engaged the attention of worldwide scholarship. In this small volume an attempt is made to review these years in the light of recent study and discoveries and in particular to assess the religious contribution made by that rather strange company of men known as 'the apocalyptists'. The purpose of this book is selective rather than exhaustive, indicating the part which the apocalyptists had to play within the religious development of Judaism and in the preparation of men's minds for the coming of Christianity. |
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... hand it casts light upon the origins of the Christian faith . It is difficult to say how widespread these books were ... hands ' , i.e. are not canonical . The literature here referred to is presumably that whole group to which Ben Sira ...
... hand , it is a continuation of the Old Testament , for in many of its features it is a development of Hebrew prophecy . On the other hand , it is an anticipation of the New Testament , for it marks an important period of transition in ...
... hand . The day was fast approaching when he would intervene in power and establish his kingdom of righteousness and peace ; the Messianic Age , soon to dawn , would bring with it the blessings of Paradise ; the great Day of Judgment ...
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Preface II | 11 |
The Reaction against Hellenism | 25 |
The People of the Book | 41 |
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