A most reliable witness : essays in honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer / edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook, editor.

Series:

Brown Judaic studies ; 25.

Brown Judaic Studies ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kraemer, Ross Shepard, 1948- honoree.

Kraemer, Ross Shepard.

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

Judaism.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Women in Christianity.

Women in Judaism.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Providence, Rhode Island : Brown Judaic Studies, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Celebrate a trailblazer in the areas of women and re Celebrate a trailblazer in the areas of women and religion, Jews and Judaism, and earliest Christianity in the ancient Mediterranean Ross Kraemer is Professor Emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University. This volume of essays, conceived and produced by students, colleagues, and friends bears witness to the breadth of her own scholarly interests. Contributors include Theodore A. Bergren, Debra Bucher, Lynn Cohick, Mary Rose D'Angelo, Nathaniel P. DesRosiers, Robert Doran, Jennifer Eyl, Paula Fredriksen, John G. Gager, Maxine Grossman, Kim Haines-Eitzen, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Jordan Kraemer, Robert A. Kraft, Shira L. Lander, Amy-Jill Levine, Susan Marks, E. Ann Matter, Renee Levine Melammed, Susan Niditch, Elaine Pagels, Adele Reinhartz, Jordan Rosenblum, Sarah Schwarz, Karen B. Stern, Stanley K. Stowers, Daniel Ullucci, Arthur Urbano, Heidi Wendt, and Benjamin G. Wright. Features: Articles that examine both ancient and modern texts in cross-cultural and trans-historical perspective Twenty-eight original essays on ancient Judaism, Christianity, and women in the Greco-Roman world

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-930675-96-8