Looking in, looking out : Jews and non-Jews in mutual contemplation : essays for Martin Goodman on his 70th birthday / edited by David A. Friedman, Kimberley Czaijkowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodman, Martin, 1953- honouree.

Friedman, David A. (David Alan), 1962- editor.

Czaijkowski, Kimberley, editor.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 1384-2161 v.212.

Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; volume 212

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome.

Rome--Civilization.

Jews--Rome--Civilization.

Jews.

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

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

Jews--Civilization--To 70 A.D.

Physical Description:

xiii, 451 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"Martin Goodman's forty years of scholarship in Roman history and ancient Judaism demonstrates how each discipline illuminates the other: Jewish history makes best sense in a broader Greco-Roman context; Roman history has much to learn from Jewish sources and evidence. In this volume, Martin's colleagues and students follow his example by examining Jews and non-Jews in mutual contemplation. Section I explores Jews' views of inter-communal stasis, the causes of the Bar Kochba revolt, tales of Herodian intrigue, and the meaning of "Israel." Section II investigates Jews depiction of outsiders: Moabites, Greeks, Arabs, and Roman authorities. Section III explores early Christians' (Luke, Jerome, Rufinus, Syriac poetry, Pionius, ordinary individuals) views of Jews and use of Jewish sources, and Josephus's relevance for girls in 19th century Britain"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Kimberley Czajkowski and David Friedman

Part 1. Looking In

Historiography in the Time of Stasis: Reflections on the Nationalistic Uprisings in Judea/Palestine / Jonathan Price

The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of the Bar Kokhba Revolt: A Reconsideration / Aharon Oppenheimer z"l

"When I Die, Kill Those Elders": The Twice-Told Tale of a Despot's Death / Amram Tropper

Pitying Suppliant Animals / Shaye J. D. Cohen

Who Are Israel in the Mishnah and Tosefta? / Yehudah B. Cohn

Part 2. Looking Out

Playing with the Moabites: Textual and Linguistic Reflections on Isaiah 15-16 / H.G.M. Williamson

Greek Identity in Josephus's Against Apion / Jonathan Davies

Josephus and Nicolaus on Arabs and Arabia / Daniel R. Schwartz

Calendars and Dates in the Early Decades of Provincia Arabia: A Reappraisal / Sacha Stern

The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought / Catherine Hezser

A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem in Jewish Eschatology between 70 CE and 135 CE / Philip Alexander

Part 3. Looking Back Again

Monotheism and Religious Wars in Antiquity / Benjamin Isaac

Did First-Century Asian Jews Live in "Communities"? / Seth Schwartz

Jewish-Christian Polemic in Martyrium Pionii / William Horbury

Friendships between Jews and Christians in Antiquity / Markus Bockmuehl

Jerome, Jews, and "Hebrews" / Alison G. Salvesen

Rufinus of Aquileia's Eusebian Therapeutae: A Monastic Reinterpretation of Philo's De vita contemplativa / Sabrina Inowlocki

Antiochus Proposes, Shmoni Disposes: A Syriac Poem on the Martyrs of 2 Maccabees 7 / Sebastian Brock

Josephus for Girls / Tessa Rajak.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Looking in, looking out: jews and non-jews in mutual contemplation

ISBN:

9789004685031

9004685030

OCLC:

1408382774