Ancient Israel and ancient Greece : religion, politics, and culture / John Pairman Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, John Pairman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Greek.

Judaism.

Jews.

Civilization.

Religion.

History.

Relations.

Greece--Religion--History--To 1500.

Greece.

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

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Jews--Civilization--Greek influences.

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

Jews--Palestine--Civilization.

Greece--Civilization.

Hellenism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 229 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2003]

Summary:

With a keen eye for both comparisons and contrasts, John Pairman Brown investigates relationships between ancient Israel and Greece. In this intriguing and engaging work, he addresses historical, religious, linguistic, and cultural connections between these Mediterranean cultures. The Israelites and the Greeks formed "the first free societies, cultivating rain-watered fields around a fortified citadel, recording their words about the human situation in a widely-accessible alphabetic script." With erudition and humility, the author illuminates both Israelite and Greek writings and cultures. He brings a vast knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean and its languages to these studies, which will startle and entice the reader back to the ancient texts.

Contents:

1. The complementarity of Israel and ancient Greece

2. Divine kingship, civil institutions, and imperial rule

3. The Mediterranean seer and the shaman

4. The shifting roles of women

5. Paradise and the forest of Lebanon

6. From particularity to universalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index.

ISBN:

0800635914

OCLC:

51842269