Jewish identity and politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba : groups, normativity, and rituals / / [compiled] by Benedikt Eckhardt.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 155
• TeilnehmendeR: Eckhardt, Benedikt.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 155.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction: Yet Another Book on Jewish Identity in Antiquity /; Varieties of Identity in Late Second Temple Judah (200 bornc.e.–135 c.e.) /; The Claim of Maccabean Leadership and the Use of Scripture /; Toilet Practices, Purity Concerns, and Sectarianism in the Late Second Temple Period /; Identity and Alterity in the Dead Sea Scrolls /; “An Idumean, That Is, a Half-Jew” Hasmoneans and Herodians between Ancestry and Merit /; Rise of the Idumeans: Ethnicity and Politics in Herod’s Judea /; Die Hasmonäerin Alexandra—Integrationsfigur für den Widerstand gegen den neuen König Herodes? /; “God is with Italy now” Pro-Roman Jews and the Jewish Revolt /; “Herod’s Days” and the Development of Jewish and Christian Festivals /; Forbidden Gentile Food in Early Rabbinic Writings /; The Meaning of Circumcision for Strangers in Rabbinic Literature /; Bibliography --; Index of Subjects --; Index of Ancient Sources --; Index of Modern Authors.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283326965; 9786613326966; 9004218513
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: [compiled] by Benedikt Eckhardt.

The 300 years between the beginning of Maccabean resistance against Seleucid rule and the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt were formative for the development of Jewish identity in antiquity. The frequent political changes (from Seleucid to Hasmonean, Herodian and Roman rule) presented profound challenges to Jewish self-understanding. Political adjustments were coupled with internal reconfigurations. We witness the invention and reinterpretation of rituals, the emergence of new religious groups, and the use of scripture as argument. This volume brings together the perspectives of scholars of different background in order to make use of the multifaceted evidence. The interdisciplinary approach leads to a comprehensive picture of the interrelation between identity and politics in this crucial period of ancient Jewish history.