Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture: Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, #100)

by 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, several studies of individual texts and an essay on the circumstances that led to the first Jewish revolt against Rome.

• ISBN10: 9004144382
• ISBN13: 9789004144385
• Publish Date: 30 May 2005 (first published 1 January 2005)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: NL
• Imprint: Brill
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 232
• Language: English
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