John R. Bartlett (ed.)

Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities

Herausgeber: Bartlett, John R

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by a team of renowned experts, this collection of essays provides a comprehensive study of the Jewish presence in the Classical world. Beginning with the Hellenistic city of Jerusalem itself, Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities goes on to study the Jewish communities and their synagogues that emerged from the Mediterranean diaspora, as reflected in the writings of Luke, Josephus and Philo. The articles cover fundamental questions of social identity, everyday life and religious practice, together with a valuable discussion of the size of the Jewish population in the ancient world, a topic which has given rise to much exaggerated speculation in the past. This volume will be of interest to students of Roman history, biblical studies, ancient Judaism and Hellenistic history. John M.G. Barclay, Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Department of Theology and Religious studies, University of Glasgow; G. Bohak, Department of Jewish Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Te

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780415186384
• ISBN-10: 0415186382
• Artikelnr.: 22093682

Autorenporträt

John R. Bartlett

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of contributors
List of abbreviations
1 Introduction: studying the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity
2 The Hellenistic city of Jerusalem
3 Synagogue and community in the Graeco-Roman Diaspora
4 The Jews in the Hellenistic cities of Acts
5 Synagogue communities in the Graeco-Roman cities
6 Population and proselytism: how many Jews were there in the ancient world?
7 Jewish calendar reckoning in the Graeco-Roman cities
8 The Essenes in Greek sources: some reflections
9 Apologetics in the Jewish Diaspora
10 Philo
Alexandria and Empire: the politics of allegorical interpretation
11 Ethnic continuity in the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity
12 Aspects of everyday life in Roman Palestine with special reference to private domiciles and ritual baths
Bibliography
Index