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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451455003321

Autore

Collins John J.

Titolo

Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture : Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule / / John J. Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-86825-2

9786610868254

1-4294-5337-0

90-474-0772-5

1-4337-0630-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; ; 100

Disciplina

296.09014

Soggetti

Jews - Civilization - Greek influences

Jews - History - 168 B.C.-135 A.D

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Chapter One. Hellenistic Judaism in Recent Scholarship; Chaper Two. Cult and Culture: The Limits of Hellenization in Judea; Chapter Three. Reinventing Exodus: Exegesis and Legend in Hellenistic Egypt; Chapter Four. Messianism and Exegetical Tradition: The Evidence of the LXX Pentateuch; Chapter Five. The Third Sibyl Revisited; Chapter Six. Spells Pleasing to God: The Binding of Isaac in Philo the Epic Poet; Chapter Seven. Joseph and Aseneth: Jewish or Christian?; Chapter Eight. Life after Death in Pseudo-Phocylides

Chapter Nine. The Reinterpretation of Apocalyptic Traditions in the Wisdom of SolomonChapter Ten. The Mysteries of God: Creation and Eschatology in 4QInstruction and The Wisdom of Solomon; Chapter Eleven. Anti-Semitism in Antiquity? The Case of Alexandria; Chapter Twelve. The Jewish World and the Coming of Rome; Index of Authors; Index of Passages

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of 12 essays, written since 1997, on themes related to Hellenistic (Greek-speaking) Judaism. They include a review essay on



recent scholarship on Hellenistic Judaism, a discussion of the question of anti-Semitism in antiquity, a study of the Hellenistic reform in Jerusalem, several studies of individual texts and an essay on the circumstances that led to the first Jewish revolt against Rome.