{"product_id":"enoch-james-c-vanderkam-9781570037962","title":"Enoch: A Man for All Generations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA valuable survey of Jewish and Christian textual references to an understudied Old Testament figure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredited with predicting the flood and foretelling a second punishment but mentioned only briefly in the Hebrew Bible, Enoch is one of the most intriguing yet little-known characters of ancient Jewish and Christian literature. Genesis devotes just four verses to Enoch; yet this man became a central figure in many of the oldest surviving Jewish legends of apocalypse, the subject of a larger number of traditions during the intertestamental period, and a significant character in early Christian writing. In this examination of ancient references to Enoch and to Enochian themes, James C. VanderKam illumines the range of ancient testimonies to the man, his teachings, and his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he introduces readers to the mostly extrabiblical traditions surrounding Enoch, VanderKam addresses the significant question of how the canon of the Hebrew Bible came to be decided. He also uses the Enochian literature as a point of departure for an analysis of the apocalyptic literary tradition and the historical connection between Jewish and Mesopotamian thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James C. VanderKam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570037965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570037962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"James C. VanderKam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939690447103,"sku":"9781570037962","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8946c4b9-2ed0-4cb8-81f0-c5fb8c543c1e.jpg?v=1681442946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/enoch-james-c-vanderkam-9781570037962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}