{"product_id":"the-jewish-annotated-apocrypha-9780190262488","title":"The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha","description":"Building on the success of the \u003cem\u003eJewish Annotated New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e (JANT) and the \u003cem\u003eJewish Study Bible\u003c\/em\u003e (JSB), Oxford University Press now proceeds to complete the trilogy with the \u003cem\u003eJewish Annotated Apocrypha\u003c\/em\u003e (JAA). The books of the Apocrypha were virtually all composed by Jewish writers in the Second Temple period. Excluded from the Hebrew Bible, these works were preserved by Christians. Yet no complete, standalone edition of these works has been produced in English with an emphasis on Jewish tradition or with an educated Jewish audience in mind. The JAA meets this need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe JAA differs from prior editions of the Apocrypha in a number of ways. First, as befits a Jewish Annotated Apocrypha, the volume excludes certain texts that are widely agreed to be of Christian origin. Second, it expands the scope of the volume to include Jubilees, an essential text for understanding ancient Judaism, and a book that merits inclusion in the volume by virtue of the fact that it was long considered part of the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (the text is also revered by Ethiopian Jews). Third, it has restructured the order of the books so that the sequencing follows the logic that governs the order of the books in the Jewish canon (Law, History, Prophecy, Wisdom and Poetry). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the NRSV translation (plus Jubilees), each book of the Apocrypha is annotated by a recognized expert in the study of ancient Judaism. An Introduction by the editors guides readers though the making of the volume and its contents. Thematic essays by an impressive array of scholars provide helpful contexts, backgrounds and elaborations on key themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Cloth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Klawans \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Religion at Boston University. He is the author of I\u003cem\u003empurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism, Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple, Josephus \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eTheologies of Ancient Judaism, and Heresy, Forgery, Novelty .\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence M. Wills\u003c\/strong\u003e is visiting professor of Judaic Studies and Religious Studies at Brown University. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Novel in the Ancient World, \u003c\/em\u003e which was named an Outstanding Academic Book of 1995 by Choice magazine for academic librarians, and also \u003cem\u003eNot God's People: Insiders and Outsiders in the Biblical World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724740956434,"sku":"9780190262488","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f96b479f-092e-41b6-817f-f98d387f7433.jpg?v=1734807040","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jewish-annotated-apocrypha-9780190262488","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}