This book collects studies of the social, cultural, and religious history of the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world. The sixteen contributors--some specialists in Jewish history, others in classical studies--tackle the extent to which Jews in this period differed from other peoples in the Mediterranean region, and how much Jewish evidence can be used for the history of the wider classical world.
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`I wholeheartedly recommend the volume to anyone interested in the Jews and Judaism of the Graeco-Roman world.' The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCI, nos. 3-4
`The articles are all high quality ... All the articles in this volume are worthy of being read, and some are outstanding.' The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCI, nos. 3-4
`This volume is a strinking witness for current vibrancy of the multi-contextual study of Jews and Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period.' The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCI, nos. 3-4
`These essays are truly challenging, and Goodman and his colleagues are to be commended for their independence of judgment.' Louis H. Feldman, American Historical Review.
`a phenominal reference work, one which will hopefully encourage more interest and research into Jewish Life in the Graeco-Roman World.' Rochelle Caviness, Classical Literature and Language.
`an important contribution to the study of ancient Jewish history and culture.' Gideon Bohak, Journal of Jewish Studies 50.2
The very disparate nature of the essays ensures that readers, whether scholars or biblical students, will find the collection a treasure-trove of information about the world in which Christianity took its roots./ Contemporary Review, May 1999.
`The articles are all high quality ... All the articles in this volume are worthy of being read, and some are outstanding.' The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCI, nos. 3-4
`This volume is a strinking witness for current vibrancy of the multi-contextual study of Jews and Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period.' The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCI, nos. 3-4
`These essays are truly challenging, and Goodman and his colleagues are to be commended for their independence of judgment.' Louis H. Feldman, American Historical Review.
`a phenominal reference work, one which will hopefully encourage more interest and research into Jewish Life in the Graeco-Roman World.' Rochelle Caviness, Classical Literature and Language.
`an important contribution to the study of ancient Jewish history and culture.' Gideon Bohak, Journal of Jewish Studies 50.2
The very disparate nature of the essays ensures that readers, whether scholars or biblical students, will find the collection a treasure-trove of information about the world in which Christianity took its roots./ Contemporary Review, May 1999.
About the Author
Martin Goodman is at University of Oxford.
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How different from other people in the Graeco-Roman world were the Jews? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rosh knesset, messianic opponent, homoerotic intercourse, king from the sun, antichrist myth, synagogue leadership, judgement scene, epigraphic habit, seventh king, burial areas, rabbinic sources, main corpus, synagogue officials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Temple, New Testament, Roman Jewry, Babylonian Talmud, Rabbi Judah, Asia Minor, Dead Sea, Rabban Gamaliel, Judaean Desert, Rabbi Akiva, Jews of Rome, Third Sibyl, Antiochus Epiphanes, Salome Komaïse, Hellenized Jews, Vigna Randanini, Alexander the Great, Beth She'arim, Palestinian Talmud, Roman Jewish, Roman Jews, Zenon Papyri, Christian Antichrist, Fifth Syrian War, Jason's Tomb New!
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How different from other people in the Graeco-Roman world were the Jews? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rosh knesset, messianic opponent, homoerotic intercourse, king from the sun, antichrist myth, synagogue leadership, judgement scene, epigraphic habit, seventh king, burial areas, rabbinic sources, main corpus, synagogue officials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Temple, New Testament, Roman Jewry, Babylonian Talmud, Rabbi Judah, Asia Minor, Dead Sea, Rabban Gamaliel, Judaean Desert, Rabbi Akiva, Jews of Rome, Third Sibyl, Antiochus Epiphanes, Salome Komaïse, Hellenized Jews, Vigna Randanini, Alexander the Great, Beth She'arim, Palestinian Talmud, Roman Jewish, Roman Jews, Zenon Papyri, Christian Antichrist, Fifth Syrian War, Jason's Tomb New!
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- Studies in Early Jewish Epigraphy (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Judentums Und Des Urchristentums, 21) by Jan Willem Van Henton in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity: Volume 5, Linguistic Essays with Cumulative Indexes to Vols. 1-5 by G. H. R. Horsley on page 196, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity: V. 2 by G.H.R. Horsley on page 196, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 8: Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 BC by A. E. Astin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Ancient World (Prentice Hall World Explorer) by Heidi Hayes Jacobs in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Diaspora: Jews amidst Greeks and Romans by Erich S. Gruen on 7 pages
- Wisdom, Politics, and Historiography: Tractate Avot in the Context of the Graeco-Roman Near East (Oxford Oriental Monographs) by Amram Tropper on 4 pages
- Imperialism and Jewish Society: 200 B.C.E. to 640 C.E. by Seth Schwartz on page 24, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Jewish Marriage in Antiquity by Michael L. Satlow in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Christian Identity in the Jewish and Graeco-Roman World by Judith M. Lieu on page 115, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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