TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scott,J.Julius
TI  - Jewish backgrounds of the New Testament
SN  - 0801022401
AV  - BM176 .S38 2000
U1  - 296.09014 21
PY  - 2000///], ℗♭1995
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Baker Books
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
KW  - Judaism - History - Post-Exilic Period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
KW  - fast
N1  - Previously published under title: Customs and controversies; Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-386) and indexes; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -