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Jewish Identity in the Greco-Roman World

Daniel R. Schwartz

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The articles discuss various aspects of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman period. Was there a common Jewish identity, and how could it be defined? How could different groups develop and maintain their identity within the challenge of Hellenistic and early Roman culture? What about the images of others ? How could some of those others adopt a Jewish lifestyle or identity, whereas others, abandoned their inherited identity? Among the questions discussed are the translation of Ioudaios, Jewish and universal identity in Philo, the status of women and their conversion to Judaism, the participation of non-Jews in the temple cult, the practice of Emperor worship in Judaea, and the image of Egypt and the Nile as others in Philo. Two articles enter the debate whether Jewish identity had an ongoing influence within early Christianity, in Paul and in the rules known as the Apostolic Decree."

Language: English

Pages: 435

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

Release: August 29, 2007

ISBN: 9004158383

ISBN 13: 9789004158382

Jewish Identity in the Greco-Roman World

Daniel R. Schwartz

4/5 ( ratings)

The articles discuss various aspects of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman period. Was there a common Jewish identity, and how could it be defined? How could different groups develop and maintain their identity within the challenge of Hellenistic and early Roman culture? What about the images of others ? How could some of those others adopt a Jewish lifestyle or identity, whereas others, abandoned their inherited identity? Among the questions discussed are the translation of Ioudaios, Jewish and universal identity in Philo, the status of women and their conversion to Judaism, the participation of non-Jews in the temple cult, the practice of Emperor worship in Judaea, and the image of Egypt and the Nile as others in Philo. Two articles enter the debate whether Jewish identity had an ongoing influence within early Christianity, in Paul and in the rules known as the Apostolic Decree."

Language: English

Pages: 435

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

Release: August 29, 2007

ISBN: 9004158383

ISBN 13: 9789004158382

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