The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism

What strikes the reader immediately on consulting this dictionary is how clear it is – above all in explaining the rich historical and literary, theological and interpretive cross‐currents associated with early Judaism. The editors are right to say in their preface that the field of Second Temple Judaism has emerged as a major area of study, and the material in this work demonstrates that with admirable clarity and accessibility. It is clearly a work aimed at scholars and students (the first will find its scope and focus very helpful for pinning down ideas and facts while the second will find...