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The Second Temple period is an era that marked a virtual explosion in the world of literature, with the creation, redaction, interpretation, and transmission of Jewish texts that represented diverse languages and ideologies. The creation of many of these writings coincided with the growth of the Jewish community beyond the borders of Israel; therefore, among those for whom the Temple played a diminishing role. The transition period from Temple to texts was accompanied by conflicting interpretations about the role of the Temple as well as diverse theological understandings about God and the Jewish people. Drawing on the expertise of leading specialists in Second Temple Judaism, explores the rich traditions of the Jewish people as they were expressed and interpreted in their writings in that period, which included writings that later became recognized as Scriptures.>
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Introduction - James Aitken\John Barclay\Margaret Barker\Anthony Gelston\Margarite Harl\R. Timothy McLay\Walter Moberly\Lionel North\Loren Stuckenbruck\Stuart Weeks\Hugh
Williamson\George Brooke 'Reading, Searching and Blessing: A Functional
Approach to Scriptural Interpretation in the Qumran Scrolls'\Philip Alexander\Richard
Briggs 'Exodus and Liberation in Jewish Reception: The Significance of
Interpretative Categories'\Jeremy Corley 'The Benefits of Wisdom according to
Sirach 21:11-21'\Alex Samely\List of Publications by Robert Hayward\Author Index\Scripture
Index\Bibliography
About the author
R. Timothy McLay is an independent scholar currently residing in Toronto, Canada. He has served as Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Languages, and Ministry Studies at St. Stephen's University, New Brunswick, Canada. He earned his B.A. at Atlantic Baptist University, Canada, M.Div. at Acadia Divinity College, Canada, and Ph.D. at Durham, UK.
