{"product_id":"apocalypse-against-empire-376642","title":"Apocalypse Against Empire","description":"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.  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e Building on a solid contextual foundation, Portier-Young argues that the first Jewish apocalypses emerged as a literature of resistance to Hellenistic imperial rule. 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.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51565210140959,"sku":"9780802870834","price":89.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780802870834_0.jpg?v=1769222394","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/apocalypse-against-empire-376642","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}