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Hellenistic Greek society offered many advantages to the Jew who was willing to relax Torah for the sake of easier relations with the dominant culture. 4 Maccabees was written to reassure Jewish readers that Torah was in fact the sole path to the perfection of the virtues honoured in Greek culture, as it freed the diligent devotee from slavery to the desire, emotion and the domination of pain and pleasure. In brief compass, deSilva provides a detailed look at the rhetorical and philosophical strategy of the author of 4 Maccabees, who redirects the hearers' desire for honour and advancement tow
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
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Apocryphes (Ancient Testament)
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Critique, interprétation, etc
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Fourth Book of Maccabees
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Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Maccabees, 4th -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Biblical teaching.
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Codex Sinaiticus (Biblical manuscript).
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Fourth Book of Maccabees -- Commentaries.
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Religion
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Philosophy & Religion
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Judaism
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IV Makkabeeën.
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Bible.
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Makkabäer
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"Jewish anthropological beliefs during the Hellenistic-Roman period are an important but previously neglected area of biblical exegesis and Jewish studies. In an effort to address this deficiency, this volume brings together 20 essays related to the subject of sin and death, with special emphasis on integrating material from neighboring cultures. Thus, the volume provides an exemplary foundation for further research on ancient Jewish anthropology"--
Good and evil --- Death --- Greek literature, Hellenistic --- Egyptian literature --- Biblical teaching --- History and criticism --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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