Jewish Paideia : Education and Identity in the Hellenistic Diaspora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zurawski, Jason M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Education--History--To 1500.

Jews.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : 1517 Media, 2023.

Summary:

Jewish Paideia examines the diverse and complex views on education in the Hellenistic and early Roman Diaspora and how these understandings of education were inextricably bound to continually evolving constructions and reshapings of self- and communal identity.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction Discussing Education

1. The Septuagint Expansion through the Lens of Translation

2. The Letter of Aristeas Paideia as Dialogue

3. Philo of Alexandria Education in the Natural Order of the Universe

4. The Wisdom of Solomon Suffering, Death, and the Divine Paideia of Humankind

5. The Fourth Book of Maccabees Jewish Law as Paideia and Askesis for the Agon of the Soul

Conclusion Shaping Identity

Notes

Bibliography

Ancient Sources Index

Modern Authors Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Zurawski, Jason M. Jewish Paideia

ISBN:

1-5064-8178-7

OCLC:

1399164570