{"product_id":"apocalypse-against-empire-theologies-of-resistance-in-early-judaism-9780802870834","title":"Apocalypse Against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism","description":"A fresh and daring take on ancient apocalyptic books. The year 167 b.c.e. marked the beginning of a period of intense persecution for the people of Judea, as Seleucid emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted -- forcibly and brutally -- to eradicate traditional Jewish religious practices. In Apocalypse against Empire Anathea Portier-Young reconstructs the historical events and key players in this traumatic episode in Jewish history and provides a sophisticated treatment of resistance in early Judaism. Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. She makes a sturdy case for this argument by examining three extant apocalypses, giving careful attention to the interplay between social theory, history, textual studies, and theological analysis. In particular, Portier-Young contends, the book of Daniel, the Apocalypse of Weeks, and the Book of Dreams were written to supply an oppressed people with a potent antidote to the destructive propaganda of the empire -- renewing their faith in the God of the covenant and answering state terror with radical visions of hope..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortier-Young, Anathea E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Anathea E. Portier-Young is associate professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollins, John J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Collins \u003c\/b\u003eis Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His many other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328400855314,"sku":"9780802870834","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_641ef925-ffa4-4693-8ecd-c2434652af5c.jpg?v=1727738576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/apocalypse-against-empire-theologies-of-resistance-in-early-judaism-9780802870834","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}