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John J. Collins
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most reliable and widely adopted critical textbooks. Enriched by decades of teaching, it is aimed at motivated students regardless of their…
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This compact version of John J. Collins's renowned textbook is combined with student-friendly features. The 4th edition is supplemented in areas that go beyond historical criticism and answer questions crucial…
John J. Collins, James Nati
The series provides commentaries on the most important of the non-biblical texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls. This volume considers the Serek Texts, or the Rule of the Community, which…
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Dedicated to prominent biblical scholar John J. Collins, The Other in Second Temple Judaismexplores the various ways in which Jews living in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods (both in…
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Volume 17
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With the full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, fresh analysis of the evidence presented can be and indeed, should be made. Beyond the Qumran Community does just that, reaching…
Considers the effect of the postmodern situation on biblical, primarily Old Testament, criticism. Accepting that the Bible may no longer provide secure foundations for faith, this work still highlights its…
Useful in Old Testament courses, this book is also serves as a resource for those exploring the role of the Bible in culture.
A collection of essays dealing with apocalypticism, Daniel, the Sibylline oracles, Dead Sea Scrolls and wisdom and apocalypticism. Two of the essays appear here for the first time. This publication…
A collection of twelve essays on the Jewish encounter with Hellenism, both in the Diaspora and in the land of Israel, including studies of several individual texts.
Combined with student-friendly features, including charts, maps, photographs, chapter summaries, illuminating vignettes, and bibliographies for further reading, this second edition has been carefully revised to take the scholarly developments into…
John J. Collins here offers an up-to-date review of Jewish messianic expectations around the time of Jesus, in light of the Dead Sea Scrolls.He breaks these expectations down into categories…
Renowned biblical scholar John J. Collins asks tough questions about the relationship between the portrayals of violence in the Bible and how they have been used throughout history. The Crusaders…
Originally published: Teubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014.
Remembering the Caldwells offers a nostalgic view of three neighboring communities rich in history and character. This impressive collection of vintage photographs covers the period from the end of the…
A highly regarded expert on Jewish apocalyptic texts, John J. Collins has written extensively on the subject. Nineteen of his essays written over the last fifteen years, including several previously…
This volume explores the issue of apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls; how the notions of the ‘end’, Messianic expectation and eternal life affected the Dead Sea sect, influenced Judaism…
John J. Collins’s popular Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has now been divided into four volumes, one for each major part of the Hebrew Bible. This volume focuses on the…
John J. Collins’s popular Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has now been divided into four volumes, one for each major part of the Hebrew Bible. This volume, based on the…
John J. Collins’s A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has become a popular option for college and seminary classrooms. The third edition is presented in a new and engaging…
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John J. Collins’s Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most reliable and widely adopted critical textbooks at undergraduate and graduate levels alike, and for good reason. The…
In this book, now available as a casebound, internationally known author John Collins presents a compelling description and analysis of these three texts and their continuing wisdom traditions.
Presents the story of the conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history. This title…
A thematic and phenomenological exploration of apocalypticism in the Judaic and Christian traditions.
Provides an account of the role of the Torah in ancient Judaism, exploring key moments in its history, beginning with the formation of Deuteronomy and continuing through the Maccabean revolt…
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One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant…
Adela Yarbro Collins,John J. Collins
This book traces the history of the idea that the king and later the messiah is Son of God, from its origins in ancient Near Eastern royal ideology to its…
This book contains state of the field discussion about the nature of revolt and resistance in the ancient world. While it doesn’t cover the entire ancient world, it does focus…
Eight European and North American scholars explore the concept of divinity in the Scrolls (monotheism vs. a host of divine beings, and the efficacy of prayer), the Scrolls’ relation to…
Thom Stark
Does accepting the doctrine of biblical inspiration necessitate belief in biblical inerrancy? The Bible has always functioned authoritatively in the life of the church, but what exactly should that mean…
Examines some of the major issues that the Dead Sea Scrolls have raised for the study of early Christianity.
This is a psychological and historical exploration of belief in a spirit world, imperceptible to the senses, as a pervasive and deeply-rooted characteristic of religion.
Relying on archaeological remains and ancient sources, this book describes important identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality…
Professor John J. Collins (Yale University Divinity School, USA)
In this collection of essays, more than 30 leading scholars from Europe, North America and Israel examine the composition and reception of Daniel in eight sections including: review of scholarship…
The Dictionary of Early Judaism is the first reference work devoted exclusively to Second Temple Judaism (fourth century b.c.e. through second century c.e.). The first section of this substantive and…
Ryan E. Stokes
Many people today think of Satan as a little red demon with a pointy tail and a pitchfork-but this vision of the devil developed over many centuries and would be…
This volume contains 17 essays on the subjects of text, canon, and scribal practice. It provides an overview of the Qumran evidence for text and canon of the Bible, an…
