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Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism

By Anathea E. Portier-Young, John J. Collins (Foreword by)
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By Anathea E. Portier-Young, John J. Collins (Foreword by)
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A fresh and daring take on ancient apocalyptic books. The year 167 b.c.e. marked the beginning of a period of intense persecution for the people of Judea, as Seleucid emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted — forcibly and brutally — to eradicate traditional Jewish religious practices. In Apocalypse against Empire Anathea Portier—Young reconstructs the historical events and key players in this traumatic episode in Jewish history and provides a sophisticated treatment of resistance in early ...

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