Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora: From Alexander to Trajan (323 Bce to 117 Ce)

ISBN-13: 9780567657824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 560 str.

John M. G. Barclay

Opis

Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora was the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the history of the Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora in the Hellenistic and early Roman period. Uniquely, it combines a study of all the important Jewish communities with a thorough examination of the Diaspora literature as a whole. Most studies of Jews in the period from Alexander to Trajan have concentrated almost exclusively on Jerusalem and Judea. John M. G. Barclay assembles and analyzes evidence about the Jewish communities in Egypt, Syria, Cyrenaica, Rome, and Asia. Barclay's ambitious goal is to describe, as precisely as the evidence allows, the varying levels of assimilation and antagonism between Jews and the non-Jewish communities in these areas for this 440-year period. For this new edition Barclay has written a new introduction to take account of the changes in the academic debate since the work was first published. This remains a crucial reference for all scholars and students with an interest in Second Temple Judaism, Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity.

Spis treści

Preface Abbreviations Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. Jews in Ptolemaic Egypt Ch. 3. Jews in Roman Egypt: From Augustus to Trajan (30 BCE - 117 CE) Ch. 4. Jews in a Diaspora Environment: Some Analytical Tools Ch. 5. Levels of Assimilation among Egyptian Jews Ch. 6. Cultural Convergence Ch. 7. Cultural Antagonism Ch. 8. Cyrenaica and Syria Ch. 9. The Province of Asia Ch. 10. Rome Ch. 11. Levels of Assimilation among Diaspora Jews Outside Egypt Ch. 12. Cultural Convergence and Cultural Antagonism Outside Egypt Ch. 13. Paul: an Anomalous Diaspora Jew Ch. 14. Jewish Identity in the Diaspora: A Sketch Appendix on Sources Bibliography Index of Main Subjects and Places Index of References Index of Modern Authors