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Approaches to Ancient Judaism: Volume 5, Studies in Judaism and Its Greco-Roman Context (Brown Judaic Studies 32)

William Scott Green

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The papers gathered here underscore the importance of social and cultural context in the study of ancient Judaism, and they show how varied settings shaped diverse, and sometimes contradictory, religious ideas and expressions among groups of ancient Jews. The collection displays the variety and complexity of the data in this field and demonstrates that their interpretation is not only a matter of discerning an ancient context, but of discovering our own as well. [From the Introduction]

Language: English

Pages: 259

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1978

ISBN 13: 9780891301301

Approaches to Ancient Judaism: Volume 5, Studies in Judaism and Its Greco-Roman Context (Brown Judaic Studies 32)

William Scott Green

0/5 ( ratings)

The papers gathered here underscore the importance of social and cultural context in the study of ancient Judaism, and they show how varied settings shaped diverse, and sometimes contradictory, religious ideas and expressions among groups of ancient Jews. The collection displays the variety and complexity of the data in this field and demonstrates that their interpretation is not only a matter of discerning an ancient context, but of discovering our own as well. [From the Introduction]

Language: English

Pages: 259

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1978

ISBN 13: 9780891301301

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