Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha

Craig A. Evans is the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University, USA.Brian LePort is Religious Studies Instructor at TMI Episcopal, USA.Paul T. Sloan is Assistant Professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University, USA.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Introducing Biblical Themes and Traditions in the Pseudepigrapha - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA and Paul T. Sloan - Houston Baptist University, USAExpanded and Visionary Tradition in the Pseudepigrapha1. The Legacy of Solomon the Sage from Ben Sira to Josephus – Torleif Elgvin, NLA University College, Norway2. Venereae Daemoniorum: Erotic Demons, Egyptian Monasticism, and the Testament of Solomon - Blake A. Jurgens, Florida State University, USA3. A New Testament of Adam in the Syriac Revelation of the Magi? - Bradley N. Rice, McGill University, Canada4. The Shepherd of Hermas’ Apocalyptic Visions and Angelic Intermediaries in and in Light of Clement of Alexandria - Christopher Atkins, Yale Divinity School, USAViolence and Polemic in the Pseudepigrapha5. Violence and Divine Favor in Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum - Benjamin Lappenga, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA6. “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose”: The Rhetoric of Violence in the Animal Apocalypse - John Garza, Fordham University, USA7. 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, USA8. The Fiery Origins of Gehenna in Isaiah, Enoch, Jesus, and Beyond - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA9. Violence and “Magic” Tradition - Matthias Hoffmann, University of Kiel, GermanyBibliographyIndex of References Index of Authors

[This title] presents readers with a selection of unique ways to approach diverse themes in the pseudepigrapha. It is a valuable resource for biblical studies and scholars of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.