Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah: Second Edition

In this fully revised and expanded edition, Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo.Author: George W. E. NickelsburgPublisher: Fortress PressPublished: 12/27/2011Pages: 478Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 9.20h x 7.00w x 1.30dISBN: 9780800699154Binding Material: PaperAbout the AuthorNickelsburg, George W. E.: - George W. E. Nickelsburgis Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of Iowa, where he taught for more than three decades. He is the author of seventy articles and several hundred dictionary and encyclopedia entries. Among his many works are Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (co-editor; 1986), Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah, 2nd ed. (Fortress Press, 2005), and Early