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Book Description
- Title:
- The Jews and Judaism During the Greek Period: The Background of Christianity
- Author:
- William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866–1950]
- Publication Year:
- 1941
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- SPCK
- Pages:
- 307
- Subjects:
- Judaism, New Testament Background
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
Table of Contents
- General Historical Survey
- The History of the Jews during the Last Three Pre-Christian Centuries
- The Scriptures
- The Law and the Oral Tradition
- The Apocalyptists and Their Literature
- The Influence of Persian Thought and Teaching
- Monotheistic Belief
- Universalism and Particularism
- The Kingdom of Heaven
- The Messiah: The First Phase of Belief
- The Messiah: The Development of Belief
- The Doctrine of Sin and Retribution
- Belief in Immortality: The Old Testament
- Belief in Immortality: The Apocalyptic Literature
- The Temple
- The Synagogue
- Personal Religion
- The Scribes
- The Wisdom Teachers
- The Pharisees and Sadducees
- The Essenes. The Therapeutæ
- Angelology
- Demonology
- Retrospective Summary