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Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period is a monumental work of scholarship in ancient history and Jewish studies. This book examines centuries of scholarship on ancient Jewish group identity and official Jewish religion in the most tumultuous period of Jewish history, namely the beginnings of the Maccabean era.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1
Zadokites in the Late Second Temple Period in Light of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Essenes, and the Hasmoneans
Chapter 2
The Psalms of Solomon and the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Zadokites
Chapter 3
Psalms of Solomon 11 and Its Key Signifiers found in the Old Testament
Chapter 4
Psalms of Solomon 11 Reflected in the New Testament
Notes
Bibliography
About the author
Heerak Christian Kim, Ph.D., is adjunct professor of biblical studies at Asia Evangelical College and Seminary. He held the renowned Lady Davis Fellowship for research on Jewish identity at the Israeli Institute for Advanced Studies in Israel from 1996-1997. Professor Kim was Raoul Wallenberg Scholar for Human Rights and Democracy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. He created a literary device called "Key Signifier" for examining ancient texts as well as modern literature, media, political speeches, marketing, and communications.
Summary
Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period is a monumental work of scholarship in ancient history and Jewish studies. This book examines centuries of scholarship on ancient Jewish group identity and official Jewish religion in the most tumultuous period of Jewish history, namely the beginnings of the Maccabean era.
