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Letters from home : the creation of diaspora in Jewish antiquity / Malka Z. Simkovich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simkovich, Malka Z., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish diaspora.
- Jews--Egypt--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
- Jews.
- Jews--Judaea (Region)--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
- Jewish letters--Egypt.
- Jewish letters.
- Jewish letters--Judaea (Region).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Creation of diaspora in Jewish antiquity
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2024]
- Contents:
- Sacred writings and the question of exile
- "A letter they did not send us" : an early case study of Judea-diaspora relations
- The Judean invention of the diaspora
- The Hellenistic strategies of Jewish letter writers
- "Open your heart to His law" : Judean letters to Egypt in 2 Maccabees 1:1-2:18
- "For those living abroad who wish to gain learning" : the transformations of Esther and Ben Sira into Judean correspondence
- "There is open shame upon us" : fantasies of exile in the letter of Baruch
- "A sign of friendship and love" : fantasies of Judea in the letter of Aristeas
- "Boundless and immeasurable Earth" : the prayers of 3 Maccabees.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Simkovich, Malka Z. Letters from home.
- ISBN:
- 9781646022847
- 164602284X
- Publisher Number:
- 40032317879
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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