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Bandits, prophets & messiahs : popular movements in the time of Jesus / by Horsley, Richard A.

“…Bandits, prophets, and messiahs…”

The divine symphony the Bible's many voices / by Knohl, Israel

Table of Contents: “…The editing of the Torah -- The uniqueness of the priestly Torah -- Knowing good and evil: God and humanity in J's story of beginnings -- Good, evil, and holiness in Isaiah and the holiness school -- Israel's debate over God's sanctuary -- The Israelite debate over king and messiah -- New conceptions of evil and suffering during the period of exile and return -- The emergence of the sects in ancient Judaism.…”
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