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Jewish cult and Hellenistic culture : essays on the Jewish encounter with Hellenism and Roman rule / by John J. Collins.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946-
- Series:
- Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 100.
- Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 100
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
- Judaism.
- Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.
- Jews.
- Jews--Civilization--Greek influences.
- Hellenism.
- Jews--Rome--Civilization.
- Bible. Wisdom of Solomon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Philo, of Alexandria.
- Philo.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-86825-2
- 9786610868254
- 1-4294-5337-0
- 90-474-0772-5
- 1-4337-0630-X
- OCLC:
- 476024109
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047407720 DOI
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