The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

This book argues that II Baruch must be understood in a Christian context, a theological identity reflected in traditions which describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the three apocalyptic visions of the coming of the Messiah and the eschatological redemption.

Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

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The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

This book argues that II Baruch must be understood in a Christian context, a theological identity reflected in traditions which describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the three apocalyptic visions of the coming of the Messiah and the eschatological redemption.

Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

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The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

by Rivka Nir
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

by Rivka Nir

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This book argues that II Baruch must be understood in a Christian context, a theological identity reflected in traditions which describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the three apocalyptic visions of the coming of the Messiah and the eschatological redemption.

Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589830509
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Publication date: 05/01/2003
Series: Early Judaism and Its Literature , #20
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.34(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Rivka Nir, Ph.D. (1996), Tel Aviv University, is Teacher and Researcher in the Department of History at The Open University of Israel in Tel Aviv.

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