Jewish identity and politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba : groups, normativity, and rituals / [compiled] by Benedikt Eckhardt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eckhardt, Benedikt.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 155.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 155

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Jews.

Jews--Identity.

Maccabees.

Jews--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.

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

Judaism.

Bar Kokhba, -135.

Bar Kokhba.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 300 years between the beginning of Maccabean resistance against Seleucid rule and the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt were formative for the development of Jewish identity in antiquity. The frequent political changes (from Seleucid to Hasmonean, Herodian and Roman rule) presented profound challenges to Jewish self-understanding. Political adjustments were coupled with internal reconfigurations. We witness the invention and reinterpretation of rituals, the emergence of new religious groups, and the use of scripture as argument. This volume brings together the perspectives of scholars of different background in order to make use of the multifaceted evidence. The interdisciplinary approach leads to a comprehensive picture of the interrelation between identity and politics in this crucial period of ancient Jewish history.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: Yet Another Book on Jewish Identity in Antiquity / Benedikt Eckhardt

Varieties of Identity in Late Second Temple Judah (200 bornc.e.–135 c.e.) / David Goodblatt

The Claim of Maccabean Leadership and the Use of Scripture / Arie van der Kooij

Toilet Practices, Purity Concerns, and Sectarianism in the Late Second Temple Period / Jodi Magness

Identity and Alterity in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Hannah K. Harrington

“An Idumean, That Is, a Half-Jew” Hasmoneans and Herodians between Ancestry and Merit / Benedikt Eckhardt

Rise of the Idumeans: Ethnicity and Politics in Herod’s Judea / Adam Kolman Marshak

Die Hasmonäerin Alexandra—Integrationsfigur für den Widerstand gegen den neuen König Herodes? / Linda-Marie Günther

“God is with Italy now” Pro-Roman Jews and the Jewish Revolt / Julia Wilker

“Herod’s Days” and the Development of Jewish and Christian Festivals / Clemens Leonhard

Forbidden Gentile Food in Early Rabbinic Writings / Günter Stemberger

The Meaning of Circumcision for Strangers in Rabbinic Literature / Korbinian Spann

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-32696-5

9786613326966

90-04-21851-3

OCLC:

777549305

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004218512 DOI