Jews and Their Roman Rivals : : Pagan Rome's Challenge to Israel /

Jews and Their Roman Rivals : : Pagan Rome's Challenge to Israel / / Katell Berthelot.

How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the TorahThroughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial powers, from Assyria and Babylonia to Persia and the Hellenistic kingdoms. Jews and Their Roman Rivals sho...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
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Berthelot, Katell,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (552 p.) :; 22 b/w illus. 2 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Translations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Coping with Empires before Rome: From Assyria to the Hellenistic Kingdoms
  • 1. The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • 2. The Neo-Babylonian Empire
  • 3. The Persian Empire
  • 4. The Hellenistic Kingdoms
  • Chapter 2 The Unique Challenge of the Roman Empire: A Rivalry between Two Peoples
  • 1. The Imperialism of a People
  • 2. The “Election” of the Romans
  • 3. The “Vocation” of the Romans
  • 4. The Roman Victories Over the Jews: Obliteration and Substitution
  • 5. Rome as Israel’s Twin Brother and Rival
  • Chapter 3 The Challenge of Roman Power
  • 1. Roman Military Power and Roman Manliness
  • 2. A Rivalry for Military Valor?
  • 3. Jewish Criticism and Redefinitions of Bravery, Manliness, and Power
  • Chapter 4 The Challenge of Roman Law and Jurisdiction
  • 1. The Nature of the Challenge
  • 2. Rabbinic and Roman Law: A Partly Shared Legal Culture?
  • 3. A Rivalry of Legal Systems: The Torah versus Roman Jurisdiction
  • 4. The Torah as Nonuniversal Law
  • Chapter 5 The Challenge of Roman Citizenship
  • 1. The Nature of the Challenge
  • 2. Judaism as “Citizenship”: The Hellenistic Context and the Impact of Rome
  • 3. Beyond Citizenship: The Enduring Significance of Lineage and the Legal Fiction of Adoption
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Sources

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