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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456019803321

Titolo

Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman cities / / edited by John R. Barlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

9780585464812

1-280-20200-9

1-134-66399-4

0-585-46481-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BartlettJohn R (John Raymond)

Disciplina

909/.04924

Soggetti

Jews - History - 586 B.C.-70 A.D

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

Jews - Civilization - To 70 A.D

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

Hellenism

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 bibliogrphical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: studying the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity; The Hellenistic city of Jerusalem; Synagogue and community in the Graeco-Roman Diaspora; The Jews in the Hellenistic cities of Acts; Synagogue communities in the Graeco-Roman cities; Population and proselytism: how many Jews were there in the ancient world?; Jewish calendar reckoning in the Graeco-Roman cities; The Essenes in Greek sources: some reflections; Apologetics in the Jewish Diaspora

Philo, Alexandria and Empire: the politics of allegorical interpretationEthnic continuity in the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity; Aspects of everyday life in Roman Palestine with special reference to private domiciles and ritual baths; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive study of Jews in the classical world. Articles examine Jerusalem and other Jewish communities on the Mediterranean, as found in the writings of Luke, Josephus and Philo.