{"product_id":"outside-the-bible-3-volume-set-ancient-jewish-writings-related-to-scripture","title":"Outside the Bible, 3-Volume Set: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This publication is a gold mine. The series is beautifully printed and bound. On display are the creative geniuses of Second Temple Judaism who have excited both Jews and Christians. The insights shared in the commentaries are superb.\"--James H. Charlesworth, \n\u003ci\u003eBible History Daily \u003c\/i\u003e-- (1\/16\/2015 12:00:00 AM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"O \n\u003ci\u003eutside the Bible \u003c\/i\u003eis probably the most am­bitious project undertaken by The Jewish Publication Society in many years.\"--Peter L. Rothholz, Jewish Book Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Biblical scholars, Second Temple period historians, and Jewish educators will find themselves consulting \n\u003ci\u003eOutside the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e regularly.\"--Igal German, \n\u003ci\u003eSociety of Biblical Literature\u003c\/i\u003e-- (6\/11\/2015 12:00:00 AM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"These worthwhile volumes will open a whole new world of exegetical literature to the general public and are highly recommended.\"--David Zucker, \n\u003ci\u003eJewish Bible Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Breathtaking in its scope and eminently satisfying in its execution, \n\u003ci\u003eOutside the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e will prove to be an indispensable reference for every scholar of the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, the New Testament, and early Christianity. With introductions to and translations of the mass of noncanonical Jewish writings produced from the Exile up to the Mishnah, by an eminent group of internationally renowned scholars, here we have a resource that will meet scholarly needs for generations to come.\"--Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-- (11\/28\/2012 12:00:00 AM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLOUIS H. FELDMAN (1926-2017) was Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature Emeritus at Yeshiva University, where he taught since 1955. Feldman's many publications include \u003ci\u003eJosephus and Modern Scholarship\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJew and Gentile in the Ancient Wor\u003c\/i\u003eld; and \u003ci\u003eJosephus's Interpretation of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. A leading scholar of ancient Judaism and Hellenistic culture, Feldman is associate editor of \u003ci\u003eClassical Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, managing editor of \u003ci\u003eClassical World\u003c\/i\u003e, and former editor of Hellenistic Literature for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Judaica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJAMES L. KUGEL is professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and the former Starr Professor of Hebrew Literature at Harvard University. Kugel specializes in the Hebrew Bible, the history of biblical exegesis, and the study of ancient Judaism. His many books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Read the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe God of Old;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bible as It Was\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN is professor of Judaic studies and vice provost of undergraduate education at Yeshiva University. Schiffman is former chair of New York University's Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and Ethel and Irvin A. Edelman Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Schiffman is a leading scholar of ancient Judaism with special interest in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In addition to his many publications, he is the coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Fifty Years after Their Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Contributors: Patricia Ahearne-Kroll, Gary A. Anderson, Joseph L. Angel, Kenneth Atkinson, Harold W. Attridge, David E. Aune, John M. Barclay, Bezalel Bar-Kochva, Albert I. Baumgarten, Adam H. Becker, Ellen Birnbaum, Peder Borgen, Miryam T. Brand, George J. Brooke, Silvia Castelli, Esther G. Chazon, Naomi G. Cohen, John J. Collins, Sidnie White Crawford, David A. deSilva, Devorah Dimant, Lorenzo DiTommaso, Jean Duhaime, Peter Enns, Esther Eshel, Hanan Eshel, Daniel K. Falk, Louis H. Feldman, Michael V. Fox, Steven D. Fraade, David M. Goldenberg, Andrew D. Gross, Erich S. Gruen, Betsy Halpern-Amaru, Angela Kim Harkins, David M. Hay, Matthias Henze, Karina Martin Hogan, Howard Jacobson, Sara Japhet, Alex P. Jassen, Sara Raup Johnson, James L. Kugel, Alexander Kulik, Armin Lange, Matthew J. Morgenstern, Gohar Muradyan, George W. E. Nickelsburg, Maren R. Niehoff, Bilhah Nitzan, Sarah Judith Pearce, Annette Yoshiko Reed, David T. Runia, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Eileen Schuller, Daniel R. Schwartz, Michael Segal, Paul Spilsbury, Gregory E. Sterling, Michael E. Stone, Loren Theo Stuckenbruck, Michael D. Swartz, Aram Topchyan, Pablo Torijano, Emanuel Tov, Shani Berrin Tzoref, Pieter W. van der Horst, Walter T. Wilson, Benjamin G. Wright III, Miriam Zangi, and Yevgeniy Y. Zingerman .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eTo the Reader \u003cbr\u003eLists of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003eThe Septuagint Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eThe Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha James Kugel \u003cbr\u003eThe Writings of Philo David Runia \u003cbr\u003eThe Writings of Josephus Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls Lawrence H. Schiffman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible Translated into Greek (the Septuagint) \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the Septuagint Selections Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eGenesis 11 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eDeuteronomy 32 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003e Joshua 20 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003e Joshua 24 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eSelections from Samuel-Kings Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003e 1 Samuel 1 \u003cbr\u003e 1 Samuel 2 \u003cbr\u003e 1 Kings 2 \u003cbr\u003e 1 Kings 5 \u003cbr\u003e 1 Kings 11 \u003cbr\u003eSelections from Jeremiah Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003e Jeremiah 10 \u003cbr\u003e Jeremiah 27 \u003cbr\u003e Jeremiah 43 \u003cbr\u003eProverbs 1 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eSelections from Esther Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003e Esther 1 \u003cbr\u003e Esther 3 \u003cbr\u003e Esther 8 \u003cbr\u003e Additions to Esther Michael V. Fox \u003cbr\u003eJob 34 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eDaniel 4 Emanuel Tov \u003cbr\u003eAdditions to Daniel Matthias Henze \u003cbr\u003eThe Story of Susanna and the Elders \u003cbr\u003e Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews \u003cbr\u003eBel and the Dragon \u003cbr\u003e1 Esdras Sara Japhet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustained Biblical Commentaries: Retellings and Pesharim \u003cbr\u003eCommentary on Genesis A George J. Brooke \u003cbr\u003eAges of Creation Andrew Gross \u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Giants Loren Theo Stuckenbruck \u003cbr\u003eGenesis Apocryphon Matthew J. Morgenstern and Michael Segal \u003cbr\u003eAdmonition Based on the Flood Alex P. Jassen \u003cbr\u003eJubilees James L. Kugel \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Jubilees James L. Kugel \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Philo, Book of Biblical Antiquities Howard Jacobson \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Daniel John J. Collins \u003cbr\u003eSon of God John J. Collins \u003cbr\u003ePesher Nahum Shani Berrin Tzoref \u003cbr\u003ePesher Habakkuk Bilhah Nitzan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreek Jewish Interpreters \u003cbr\u003eDemetrius the Chronographer Lorenzo DiTommaso \u003cbr\u003eArtapanus Erich S. Gruen \u003cbr\u003eEupolemus Gregory E. Sterling \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Eupolemus Gregory E. Sterling \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Hecataeus Bezalel Bar-Kochva \u003cbr\u003e Theodotus, \"On the Jews\" Howard Jacobson \u003cbr\u003ePhilo the Epic Poet Harold W. Attridge \u003cbr\u003eEzekiel the Tragedian Howard Jacobson \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Orpheus David Aune \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Philo, On Samson and On Jonah Aram Topchyan and Gohar Muradyan \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Biblical Interpretations of Philo \n\u003cbr\u003eQuestions and Answers on Genesis and Exodus Aram Topchyan and Gohar Muradyan On the Creation of the World David T. Runia \n\u003cbr\u003eAllegorical Interpretation Maren R. Niehoff \n\u003cbr\u003eOn the Life of Abraham Ellen Birnbaum \n\u003cbr\u003eOn the Migration of Abraham Peder Borgen \n\u003cbr\u003eOn the Life of Moses Maren R. Niehoff \n\u003cbr\u003eOn the Decalogue Sarah J.K. Pearce \n\u003cbr\u003eOn the Special Laws Naomi G. Cohen \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Biblical Interpretations of Josephus's Jewish Antiquities \u003cbr\u003e Preface to Jewish Antiquities Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003e Creation Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Flood Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eAbraham Journeys to Canaan and Egypt Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Akedah Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eJoseph and Potiphar's Wife Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Rape of Dinah Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eMoses's Campaign against the Ethiopians Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Sending of the Spies Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Revolt of Korah Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Story of Balaam Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eThe Death of Moses Louis H. Feldman \u003cbr\u003eMosaic Constitution David Goldenberg \u003cbr\u003eThe Altar across the Jordan Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eThe Levite and His Wife Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eDeborah Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eJephthah's Vow Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eBirth of Samson Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eMarriage of Ruth and Boaz Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eMassacre at Nob Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eGod Rejects Saul Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eThe Witch of Endor Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eThe Death of Saul Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eDavid Kills Goliath Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eDavid and Bathsheba Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eDeath of Absalom Silvia Castelli \u003cbr\u003eSolomon's Wisdom (The Case of the Two Harlots) Pablo Torijano \u003cbr\u003ePhoenician Writings on Solomon's Wisdom Pablo Torijano \u003cbr\u003eSolomon's Magical Powers Pablo Torijano \u003cbr\u003eSolomon's Prayer (at the Temple's Dedication) Pablo Torijano \u003cbr\u003eThe Return from Exile Paul Spilsbury \u003cbr\u003eEsther Paul Spilsbury\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Texts Centering on Biblical Figures \u003cbr\u003eLife of Adam and Eve Gary Anderson \u003cbr\u003e1 Enoch Miriam Brand \u003cbr\u003eApocalypse of Abraham Alexander Kulik \u003cbr\u003eMelchizedek Joseph L. Angel \u003cbr\u003eAramaic Levi Document Michael E. Stone and Esther Eshel \u003cbr\u003eVisions of Amram Andrew Gross \u003cbr\u003eSong of Miriam Sidnie White Crawford \u003cbr\u003eApocryphon of Joshua Miriam Zangi and Hanan Eshel \u003cbr\u003eThe Vision of Samuel Andrew Gross \u003cbr\u003ePseudo-Ezekiel Devorah Dimant \u003cbr\u003eThe Apocryphon of Ezekiel Benjamin G. Wright III \u003cbr\u003eLetter of Jeremiah Steven Fraade \u003cbr\u003e1 Baruch Steven Fraade \u003cbr\u003e2 Baruch Adam H. Becker \u003cbr\u003e3 Baruch Yivgeny Zingerman \u003cbr\u003ePrayer of Nabonidus John J. Collins \u003cbr\u003e4 Ezra Karina Martin Hogan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTestaments \u003cbr\u003eTestament of Abraham Annette Yoshiko Reed \u003cbr\u003eTestaments of the Twelve Patriarchs James L. Kugel \u003cbr\u003eTestament of Moses Kenneth Atkinson \u003cbr\u003eTestament of Kohath Andrew Gross \u003cbr\u003eTestament of Job Harold W. Attridge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrayers and Psalms \u003cbr\u003e Psalms of Solomon Kenneth Atkinson \u003cbr\u003e Self-Glorification Hymn Esther Eshel \u003cbr\u003e Daily Prayers Daniel K. Falk \u003cbr\u003e Festival Prayers Daniel K. Falk \u003cbr\u003eWords of the Luminaries Daniel K. Falk \u003cbr\u003e Angelic Liturgy Michael Swartz \u003cbr\u003e Thanksgiving Hymns (Hodayot) Angela Kim Harkins \u003cbr\u003eApocryphal Psalms Eileen Schuller \u003cbr\u003e Non-Canonical Psalms Eileen Schuller \u003cbr\u003eGreek Synagogal Prayers Pieter W. van der Horst \u003cbr\u003ePrayer of Enoch James Kugel \u003cbr\u003ePrayer of Manasseh Esther G. Chazon \u003cbr\u003ePrayer for King Jonathan Hanan Eshel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWisdom Writings \u003cbr\u003e Wisdom of Solomon Peter Enns \u003cbr\u003e Wisdom of Ben Sira Benjamin Wright \u003cbr\u003e Pseudo-Phocylides, Sentences Pieter W. van der Horst \u003cbr\u003e 4 Maccabees David A. deSilva \u003cbr\u003e Wisdom Literature from the Qumran Library Armin Lange \u003cbr\u003e Wiles of the Wicked Woman Armin Lange \u003cbr\u003e Words of the Maskil to All Sons of Dawn Armin Lange \u003cbr\u003eBook of Mysteries Armin Lange \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beatitudes Armin Lange \n\u003cbr\u003e Instruction-like Composition B Armin Lange \n\u003cbr\u003e Musar LeMevin Armin Lange \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical Treatises of Philo \u003cbr\u003e On the Virtues Walter Wilson \u003cbr\u003eOn the Contemplative Life David M. Hay and David T. Runia \u003cbr\u003eThe Hypothetica Gregory E. Sterling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStories Set in Biblical and Early Post-Biblical Times \u003cbr\u003eJoseph and Aseneth Patricia Ahearne-Kroll \u003cbr\u003e Judith Betsy Halpern-Amaru \u003cbr\u003e Tobit George Nickelsburg \u003cbr\u003e4 Baruch Pablo Torijano \u003cbr\u003e3 Maccabees Sara Raup Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical Writings Pertaining to Post-Biblical Times \u003cbr\u003eThe Letter of Aristeas Erich S. Gruen \u003cbr\u003e1 Maccabees Lawrence H. Schiffman \u003cbr\u003e2 Maccabees Daniel R. Schwartz \u003cbr\u003eJewish War: Excursus on Jewish Groups: Albert I. Baumgarten \u003cbr\u003eAgainst Apion John M. Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSectarian Texts: Community, Law, and the End of Days \u003cbr\u003e Rule of the Community Alex Jassen \u003cbr\u003e Damascus Document Joseph L. Angel \u003cbr\u003e Temple Scroll Lawrence H. Schiffman \u003cbr\u003e Some Precepts of the Torah Lawrence H. Schiffman \u003cbr\u003e War Scroll Jean Duhaime \u003cbr\u003e New Jerusalem Joseph L. Angel \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotes \n\u003cbr\u003eBooks of the Bible: The Traditional Hebrew (Masoretic Text) and the Septuagint \n\u003cbr\u003eList of Second Temple Literature \n\u003cbr\u003e Writings of Philo \n\u003cbr\u003e Writings of Josephus \n\u003cbr\u003e Apocrypha \n\u003cbr\u003e Pseudepigrapha \n\u003cbr\u003e Primary Documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls \n\u003cbr\u003eContributors \n\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Subject Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eOutside the Bible \u003c\/i\u003ewill replace classic earlier anthologies as the premier compendium of primary texts for scholars and teachers of the period.\"--Hindy Najman, \n\u003ci\u003eJewish Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The work of more than seventy contributing experts in a range of fields, \n\u003ci\u003eOutside the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insights into the development of Judaism and Early Christianity. This three-volume set of translations, introductions, and detailed commentaries is a must for scholars, students, and anyone interested in this great body of ancient Jewish writings.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eReview of Biblical Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomers in Europe should contact Combined Academic Publishers to order a copy of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the Table of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hebrew Bible is only part of ancient Israel's writings. Another collection of Jewish works has survived from late- and post-biblical times, a great library that bears witness to the rich spiritual life of Jews in that period. This library consists of the most varied sorts of texts: apocalyptic visions and prophecies, folktales and legends, collections of wise sayings, laws and rules of conduct, commentaries on Scripture, ancient prayers, and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile specialists have studied individual texts or subsections of this vast library, Outside the Bible seeks for the first time to bring together all the major components into a single collection, gathering portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, the biblical Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha, and the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Josephus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editors have brought together these diverse works in order to highlight what has often been neglected; their common Jewish background. For this reason the commentaries that accompany the texts devote special attention to references to Hebrew Scripture and to issues of halakhah (Jewish law), their allusions to motifs and themes known from later Rabbinic writings in Talmud and Midrash, their evocation of recent or distant events in Jewish history, and their references to other texts in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work of more than seventy contributing experts in a range of fields, Outside the Bible offers new insights into the development of Judaism and Early Christianity. This three-volume set of translations, introductions, and detailed commentaries is a must-have for scholars, students, and anyone interested in this great body of ancient Jewish writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes a general introduction and opening essays, new and revised translations, and detailed introductions, commentaries, and notes that place each text in its historical and cultural context. 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