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Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period
A Turning Point in Jewish History
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2014
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Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period is a monumental epoch-breaking work of scholarship in ancient history and Jewish studies. This book examines centuries of scholarship on ancient Jewish group identity and official Jewish religion in the most tumultuous period of Jewish history, namely the beginnings of the Maccabean era. Popularly known as the time period that gave the Jewish world the most famous Jewish celebration period, Hanukkah, the Maccabean Revolt was far more than a rebellion against Syrian domination. The period represented an important turning point in Jewish history, as village priests without any significant heritage or repute successfully overthrew and expelled Zadokite priests from the Jerusalem Temple and the city of Jerusalem itself. The Zadokites had been the legitimate and dominant priests of the Jerusalem Temple since the days of King Solomon, who built the First Jerusalem Temple. The physical and political displacement of Zadokite priests from their places of power, authority, and wealth produced historically significant literate communities, such as the Qumran community, and an abundance of literature, such as commentaries, creative poetry, and apocalyptic works. These writings all lamented the Zadokite displacement and prophesied a New Age, when all would be restored to the way it should be. Thus, Zadokites engaged in propaganda warfare of epic proportions with all their erudition and political savvy, creating a model for effective propaganda warfare. The Zadokite propaganda was so effective that it set the tone for the language and theme of the New Testament.
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Edition
1/2014
Copyright Year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6097-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6098-3
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
127
Product Type
Monograph
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CONTENTS No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 1 Zadokites in the Late Second Temple Period in Light of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Essenes, and the Hasmoneans No access Pages 1 - 22
Chapter 2 The Psalms of Solomon and the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Zadokites No access Pages 23 - 33
Chapter 3 Psalms of Solomon 11 and Its Key Signifiers found in the Old Testament No access Pages 34 - 94
Chapter 4 Psalms of Solomon 11 Reflected in the New Testament No access Pages 95 - 115
