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4 Maccabees

by David A. DeSilva

  • Paperback
  • 174 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • 14.2 x 21.6 x 1 cm

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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 toward those commitments that will preserve his Jewish subculture from assimilation. This often neglected text becomes an engaging window into Hellenistic Judaism and into some of the concerns that were formative influences on the early church.
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  • Author

    David A. DeSilva

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

  • Published

    May 1998

  • Weight

    209g

  • Page Count

    174

  • Dimensions

    14.2 x 21.6 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781850758969

  • ISBN-10

    1850758964

  • Eden Code

    1938679

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