Just Announced: The Children's & YA Book Awards Winners Explore Now
Pentecost and Sinai: The Festival of Weeks as a Celebration of the Sinai Event

Pentecost and Sinai: The Festival of Weeks as a Celebration of the Sinai Event

Pentecost and Sinai: The Festival of Weeks as a Celebration of the Sinai Event

Pentecost and Sinai: The Festival of Weeks as a Celebration of the Sinai Event

Overview

An examination of the evidence that the Festival of Weeks was the occasion for the celebration of the renewal of the covenant in the Second Temple period, encompassing chapters on the Hebrew Bible, book of Jubilees, Qumran Scrolls, and the New Testament (Luke-Acts and Ephesians).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780567027276
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/01/2008
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies , #342
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Andrew Mein is Lecturer in Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK.

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.

Table of Contents

Introduction


Chapter 1: The Festival of Weeks in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism


Chapter 2: Sinai Traditions and the Festival of Weeks in the Hebrew Bible


Chapter 3: The Festival of Weeks and Covenant Renewal in the Book of Jubilees


Chapter 4: The Festival of Weeks and Covenant Renewal in the Dead Sea


Chapter 5: Pentecost and Sinai in Luke


Conclusion

From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Related Subjects

Religion
History
Social Sciences
Judaism & Judaica
World History
Jewish Studies
History - Judaism
Jewish History
Holidays & Festivals - Judaism
Ancient Era - History of Judaism
Jewish History - Ancient
Other Jewish Holidays & Festivals
Religion
History
Social Sciences
Judaism & Judaica
World History
Jewish Studies
History - Judaism
Jewish History
Holidays & Festivals - Judaism
Ancient Era - History of Judaism
Jewish History - Ancient
Other Jewish Holidays & Festivals

Customer Reviews