Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman world : Judische identitat in der griechisch-romischen welt / edited by Jorg Frey, Daniel R. Schwartz & Stephanie Gripentrog.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Jörg.

Schwartz, Daniel R.

Gripentrog, Stephanie.

Series:

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; v. 71.

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, 1871-6636 ; v. 71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

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

Jews in the New Testament.

Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.

Judaism.

Judaism (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Judaism (Christian theology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Judische identitat in der griechisch-romischen welt

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The articles discuss various aspects of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman period. Was there a common ‘Jewish’ identity, and how could it be defined? How could different groups develop and maintain their identity within the challenge of Hellenistic and early Roman culture? What about the images of ‘others’? How could some of those ‘others’ adopt a Jewish lifestyle or identity, whereas others, abandoned their inherited identity? Among the questions discussed are the translation of Ioudaios, Jewish and universal identity in Philo, the status of women and their conversion to Judaism, the participation of non-Jews in the temple cult, the practice of Emperor worship in Judaea, and the image of Egypt and the Nile as ‘others’ in Philo. Two articles enter the debate whether Jewish identity had an ongoing influence within early Christianity, in Paul and in the rules known as the Apostolic Decree.

Contents:

Preliminary material / J. Frey , D.R. Schwartz and S. Gripentrog

\'Judaean\' or \'Jew\'? How should we translate Ioudaios in Josephus? / Daniel R. Schwartz

Jewish worship and universal identity in Philo of Alexandria / Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer

Die Beteiligung von Nichtjuden am Jerusalemer Tempelkult / Stefan Krauter

The woman as \'Other\' in rabbinic literature / Tal Ilan

Doing like jews or becoming a jew? Josephus on women converts to judaism / Daniel R. Schwartz

Die Jüdische Integration in die Oberschicht Alexandriens und die Angebliche Apostasie des Tiberius Julius Alexander / Gottfried Schimanowski

Philo on the Nile / Sarah K. Pearce

Die Gemeinderegel von Qumran und das Antike Vereinswesen / Randolf Herrmann

Der Kaiserkult in Judäa unter Herodischer und Römischer Herrschaft:Zu Herausbildung und Herausforderung neuer Konzepte Jüdischer Herrschaftslegitimation / Monika Bernett

Die Jüdische Diaspora Kleinasiens und der \'Epigraphic Habit\' / Walter Ameling

Paul’s jewish identity / Jörg Frey

Das Aposteldekret—Halacha für Heidenchristen oder Christliche Rücksichtnahme auf Jüdische Tabus? / Roland Deines

Indexes / J. Frey , D.R. Schwartz and S. Gripentrog.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-92167-X

9786611921675

90-474-2155-8

OCLC:

636700428

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004158382.i-435 DOI