| Description |
1 online resource (xlvi, 1254 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
1 -- The Herodian Temple / Dan Bahat -- Recent archaeology in Palestine: achievements and future goals / Eric M. Meyers -- The contribution of Jewish inscriptions to the study of Judaism / Margaret Williams -- The social, economic and political history of Palestine 63 bce-ce 70 / Emilio Gabba -- The Diaspora in the Roman period before ce 70 / E. Mary Smallwood -- The Gentiles in Judaism 125 bce-ce 66 / Morton Smith -- Gentiles as seen / Jews after ce 70 / Raphael Loewe -- The synagogue / Hanswulf Bloedhorn and Gil Hüttenmeister -- The Temple and the synagogue / Shaye J.D. Cohen -- The early liturgy of the synagogue / Stefan C. Reif -- Women in the synagogue / William Horbury -- The Pharisees / Joachim Schaper -- The Sadducees -- The Essenes / Otto Betz -- The baptist sects / Kurt Rudolf -- The troublemakers / Morton Smith -- The Samaritans and their sects / Stanley Isser -- Galilean Judaism and Judaean Judaism / Martin Goodman -- Jesus: from the Jewish point of view / W.D. Davies and E. Sanders -- Paul: from the Jewish point of view / W.D. Sanders -- Jewish Christianity / J. Carleton Paget -- Apocalyptic: the disclosure of heavenly knowledge / Christopher C. Rowland -- The Qumran sectarian writings / Jonathon Campbell -- The Dead Sea Scrolls and pre-Tannaitic Judaism / Norman Golb -- Prayer in the Qumran Texts / Daniel Falk -- Philo of Alexandria / C. Mondésert -- Josephus (ce 37-c. 100) / L. Feldman -- The rabbi in second-century Jewish society / Shaye J.D. Cohen -- The Hellenistic-Roman Diaspora ce 70-ce 235: the archaeological evidence / L.I. Levine -- The legacy of Egypt in Judaism / J. Gwyn Griffiths -- Jewish elements in gnosticism and magic c.ce 70-c.ce 270 / Philip Alexander |
| Summary |
This volume covers the history of Judaism in the Roman period. Political history is treated from Pompey to Vespasian, but many chapters on Jewish life and thought go beyond the period of the Flavian emperors to present themes and evidence of importance for Judaism up to the 3rd century CE. The approach has concentrated on the study of institutions and schools of thought through consideration of archaeological finds and inscriptions. Jewish-Gentile relations, temple and synagogue, groups and schools of thought - Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Baptist sects, the 'fourth philosophy' and similar groups, Samaritans and the Christian movement - are examined. An unusual feature of the volume is its historical treatment of Christianity within the context of ancient Judaism. The Qumran texts, Philo and Josephus receive attention as does Jewish society in Judaea and Galilee |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1079-1219) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
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Judaism -- History.
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Judaism.
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Judaism -- Post-exilic period (Judaism)
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Religion.
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Judaism.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Horbury, William, editor.
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Davies, W. D. (William David), 1911-2001, editor.
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Sturdy, John, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781139053662 |
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1139053663 |
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9781139053662 |
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