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His name frequently occurs in the Jewish literature of the later post-Biblical period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

For centuries henceforth they were the prime authority for Jewish history of post-Biblical times, and were treasured as a kind of introduction to the Gospels, illuminating the period in which Christianity had its birth.

From Josephus by Bentwich, Norman

In fact, in post-Biblical times it comprised the entire religion, as subject of both instruction and scientific investigation.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

The theory of pagan antiquity, echoed in both Biblical and post-Biblical writings, is that the world is definitely limited, with both a beginning and an end.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

It is commonly assumed that post-Biblical Hebrew poetry revived for sacred ends; first hymns were written, then secular songs.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel