| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Outside the Bible : |
| Subtitle of host publication | ancient Jewish writings related to Scripture |
| Editors | James L. Kugel, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Louis H. Feldman |
| Publisher | Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society |
| Pages | 1453–1481 |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
"The Hebrew Bible is only part of ancient Israel's writings. Another collection of Jewish works has survived from late- and post-biblical times, a great library that bears witness to the rich spiritual life of Jews in that period. This library consists of the most varied sorts of texts: apocalyptic visions and prophecies, folktales and legends, collections of wise sayings, laws and rules of conduct, commentaries on Scripture, ancient prayers, and much, much more. While specialists have studied individual texts or subsections of this library, Outside the Bible seeks for the first time to bring together all of its major components into a single collection, gathering portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, the biblical apocrypha, and pseudepigrapha, and the writings of Philo of Alexandria and JosephusIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords
- Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
- Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
- ספרות רבנית -- היסטוריה וביקורת
- أدب الحاخامات -- تاريخ ونقد
- יהדות -- היסטוריה -- התקופה שלאחר גלות בבל, 586 לפני הספירה-210 לספירה