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Zusatztext ‘'Soteriology' in this volume serves as shorthand for the state of wellbeing that is the goal of life. The contributors are a distinguished selection of older and younger scholars, including some of the most prominent names in the field. The essays emphasize the diversity of ‘soteriologies' in the literature of Second Temple Judaism. They provide a fascinating window on the theological diversity of Judaism in the era in which Christianity was born.' - John J. Collins, Yale University, USA. Informationen zum Autor Daniel M. Gurtner (PhD, University of St Andrews) is Professor of New Testament at Gateway Seminary, USA. He has published a number of works on the Gospels and Second Temple Judaism, including the award-winning T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (ed., with Loren T. Stuckenbruck, T&T Clark, 2019). Klappentext This is a distinguished list of contributors consider the issue of 'soteriology' in Second Temple literature . Did authors of Second Temple texts concern themselves with 'salvation'? If so, on what terms? What does one need 'salvation' from? And are the parameters of who is included in or excluded from 'salvation' defined? Gurtner's vision in compiling this collection is to collect contributions on a single topic as it is addressed in individual books from the Second Temple period. Working from a sound methodological basis the contributors assess the theme in different books, acknowledging that the approaches in each text are different, depending on issues of genre and provenance. This allows an acute comparison of how this topic is present across a myriad of Second Temple Jewish texts. Throughout the course of the work the notion of 'soteriology' is very broadly conceived. Whilst acknowledging the obviously Christian connotation of the term 'soteriology' the volume similarly acknowledges the usefulness of the term as an heuristic category for careful analysis. The Library of Second Temple Studies is a premier book series that offers cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in the field of Second Temple studies. All the many and diverse aspects of Second Temple study are represented and promoted, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory, and developing theological, cultural and contextual approaches. Vorwort A distinguished list of contributors consider the issue of 'soteriology' in Second Temple literature. Zusammenfassung Did authors of "Second Temple texts" concern themselves with 'salvation'? If so, on what terms? What does one need 'salvation' from? And are the parameters of who is included in or excluded from 'salvation' defined? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Daniel M. Gurtner Narratives 1. "'Waiting for His Deliverance': The Story of Salvation in Judith" Michael F. Bird 2. "God's Great Deeds of Deliverance: Soteriology in 3 Maccabees" J.R.C. Cousland 3. "Traveling The Royal Road: The Soteriology of Philo of Alexandria" Ronald R. Cox 4."The Hermeneutic of Grace: The Soteriology of Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities " Preston M. Sprinkle Apocalypses 5. "Deliverance and Justice: Soteriology in the Book of Daniel" Lorenzo DiTommaso 6. "On a Wing and a Prayer: The Soteriology of the Apocalypse of Abraham " John C. Poirier 7. "The Few Who Obtain Mercy: Soteriology in 4 Ezra" Jonathan Moo 8. "On the Other Side of Disaster: Soteriology in 2 Baruch " Daniel M. Gurtner 9. "Personal Salvation and Rigorous Obedience: The Soteriology of 2 Enoch" Grant Macaskill Poetics 10. "Enduring the Lord's Discipline: Soteriology in the Psalms of Solomon " Kenneth Atkinson 11. "'Saved by Wisdom' (Wis. 9:1...
