{"product_id":"9780567734839","title":"Divine Warrior and Cosmic Catastrophe The Sibylline Oracles, Stoic Cosmology and the Interpretation of Mark 13","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of Second Temple Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDivine Warrior and Cosmic Catastrophe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Sibylline Oracles, Stoic Cosmology and the Interpretation of Mark 13\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusannah McBay | Lester L. Grabbe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ Exegesis \u0026amp; Hermeneutics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusannah McBay explores the mythological tradition behind the cosmic catastrophe language - the fall of the stars, the darkening of the heavens and the shaking of powers - in Mk 13.24-5.  Situating this imagery within the Second Temple period, where Jewish and Graeco-Roman traditions converge, she traces the development of Divine Warrior mythology and cosmic catastrophe language through a fresh analysis of key texts, focusing in particular on \u003ci\u003eSibylline Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e 3–5.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcBay first maps out the interpretative landscape of Mk 13.24–25, situating these approaches within the development of the Divine Warrior Tradition. She further establishes a conceptual and methodological framework by engaging scholarship on cosmic catastrophe language and Stoic cosmological imagery in New Testament studies, drawing on Lucan's \u003ci\u003ePharsalia\u003c\/i\u003e to refine how such language functions in Judaeo-Christian texts. McBay consequently analyses thirteen key passages from \u003ci\u003eSibylline Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e 3–5, tracing the development of Divine Warrior mythology within the Second Temple period and assessing its wider implications. On this basis, she re-evaluates the Markan verses, offering a fresh  reading of Mark 13 and reframing their significance for contemporary scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSusannah McBay\u003c\/b\u003e is Tutorial Fellow in Ministry and Preaching at Wyclife Hall, University of Oxford, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567734839\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62308170530956,"sku":"9780567734839","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_44464cd4-6a35-43b1-b035-8ca2c0e963e1.jpg?v=1791347617","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567734839","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}