Jews in a Graeco-Roman world /

This book contains studies of the social, cultural, and religious history of the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world. Some of the sixteen contributors are specialists in Jewish history, others in classics. They tackle from different angles the extent to which Jews in this period differed from other peopl...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Goodman, Martin, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1998
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Summary:This book contains studies of the social, cultural, and religious history of the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world. Some of the sixteen contributors are specialists in Jewish history, others in classics. They tackle from different angles the extent to which Jews in this period differed from other peoples in the Mediterranean region, and how much Jewish evidence can be used for the history of the wider classical world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 293 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-278) and index.
ISBN:1423788974
9781423788973
0191518360
9780191518362
1280764120
9781280764127
9786610764129
6610764123
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.