Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha (Paperback)

Preface Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction: Introducing Biblical Themes and Traditions in the Pseudepigrapha - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA and Paul T. Sloan - Houston Baptist University, USA Expanded and Visionary Tradition in the Pseudepigrapha 1. The Legacy of Solomon the Sage from Ben Sira to Josephus - Torleif Elgvin, NLA University College, Norway 2. Venereae Daemoniorum: Erotic Demons, Egyptian Monasticism, and the Testament of Solomon - Blake A. Jurgens, Florida State University, USA 3. A New Testament of Adam in the Syriac Revelation of the Magi? - Bradley N. Rice, McGill University, Canada 4. The Shepherd of Hermas' Apocalyptic Visions and Angelic Intermediaries in and in Light of Clement of Alexandria - Christopher Atkins, Yale Divinity School, USA Violence and Polemic in the Pseudepigrapha 5. Violence and Divine Favor in Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum - Benjamin Lappenga, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA 6. "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose": The Rhetoric of Violence in the Animal Apocalypse - John Garza, Fordham University, USA 7. Eschatological Expectation and Revolutionary Violence: Israel's Past as Indicative of its Future in 1QM and Josephus' Jewish War - J. P. Nickel, Columbia Bible College, USA 8. The Fiery Origins of Gehenna in Isaiah, Enoch, Jesus, and Beyond - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA 9. Violence and "Magic" Tradition - Matthias Hoffmann, University of Kiel, Germany Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors