Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture : : Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule / / John J. Collins.
This is a collection of 12 essays, written since 1997, on themes related to Hellenistic (Greek-speaking) Judaism. They include a review essay on recent scholarship on Hellenistic Judaism, a discussion of the question of anti-Semitism in antiquity, a study of the Hellenistic reform in Jerusalem, seve...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; 100 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2005. |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ;
100. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Chapter One. Hellenistic Judaism in Recent Scholarship; Chaper Two. Cult and Culture: The Limits of Hellenization in Judea; Chapter Three. Reinventing Exodus: Exegesis and Legend in Hellenistic Egypt; Chapter Four. Messianism and Exegetical Tradition: The Evidence of the LXX Pentateuch; Chapter Five. The Third Sibyl Revisited; Chapter Six. Spells Pleasing to God: The Binding of Isaac in Philo the Epic Poet; Chapter Seven. Joseph and Aseneth: Jewish or Christian?; Chapter Eight. Life after Death in Pseudo-Phocylides
- Chapter Nine. The Reinterpretation of Apocalyptic Traditions in the Wisdom of SolomonChapter Ten. The Mysteries of God: Creation and Eschatology in 4QInstruction and The Wisdom of Solomon; Chapter Eleven. Anti-Semitism in Antiquity? The Case of Alexandria; Chapter Twelve. The Jewish World and the Coming of Rome; Index of Authors; Index of Passages