{"product_id":"ex-oriente-lux-in-second-craig-a-evans-9780567721884","title":"'Ex Oriente Lux' in Second Temple Texts: Eschatological and Heavenly Revelation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epresents fresh scholarly insights into numerous Second Temple texts, encompassing apocalyptic themes and text-critical challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e Contributions from renowned scholars illuminate the intricate dynamics of Second Temple literature and their potential historical and theological implications for the development of Christianity and Judaism in the first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors first consider the revelatory dimensions of texts, including an examination of Moses's transformation in the \u003ci\u003eAnimal Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e, which presents a provocative rejoinder to the notion of Enochian opposition to covenantal theology. Further essays engage the divine polemic against Apollo found within the \u003ci\u003eSibylline Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an exploration of prophetic declarations regarding the establishment of God's kingdom on earth. The role of Deuteronomic theology in shaping Second Temple Jewish eschatology is also examined, as well as the role of the Messiah in bringing salvation to both Jews and gentiles in the \u003ci\u003ePsalms of Solomon, \u003c\/i\u003eculminating in an engagement with the historical and textual complexities of Luke 3:23 and the baptism of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig A. Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567721884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567721884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e T\u0026amp;T Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.11d","brand":"Craig A. Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47931042726143,"sku":"9780567721884","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c9b9d2d-44cb-4160-b899-a664f5d13752.jpg?v=1766346052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ex-oriente-lux-in-second-craig-a-evans-9780567721884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}