Scott, J. Julius <br/><br/>
Jewish backgrounds of the New Testament / 
J. Julius Scott, Jr 
 - Grand Rapids, Mich. :  Baker Books,  [2000], ℗♭1995 
 - 416 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Previously published under title: Customs and controversies 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-386) and indexes 
<br/><br/>Sources of information -- The geography of the land of Israel -- A survey of the Old Testament -- Old Testament ideas and institutions -- A survey of the history of intertestamental and New Testament Judaism -- Crises of the sixth and fourth centuries -- The general response of intertestamental Judaism to the crises -- Intertestamental attempts to reconstruct traditional (Old Testament) institutions -- Scribes and tradition -- Apocalyptic -- Divisions, sects, and parties -- Common life in first-century Israel -- Religious thought of intertestamental Judaism -- The final age -- The kingdom of God -- The Messianic hope -- Covenant and law in the final age -- Intertestamental Jewish attitudes toward Gentiles 
<br/><br/> Describes those features of Intertestamental Judaism believed to be most relevant to the interpretation of the New Testament. Provides the context of Intertestamental Judaism and its beliefs that provide a background for Christian customs and issues 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801022401 9780801022401 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00030407 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D<br/>Judaism - History - Post-Exilic Period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM176  / .S38 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.09014  / SCO