| Hellenism in Land of Israel Contributor(s): Collins, John J. (Editor), Sterling, Gregory E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0268030529 ISBN-13: 9780268030520 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of the essays in Hellenism in the Land of Israel. Contributors to this rich volume provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt through the rabbinic period. At the same time, they probe the limits of that influence, the persistence of Semitic languages and thought patterns, and the exclusiveness of Jewish religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - History | Jewish - General - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 296.093 |
| LCCN: 00055988 |
| Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.99" W x 9.06" (1.06 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Israeli Jews' response to and appropriation of Greek culture is the subject of the essays in this rich volume. Contributors provide evidence of Greek cultural influence in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt into the rabbinic period. They also probe the limits of that influence, the persistence of Semitic languages and thought patterns, and the exclusiveness of Jewish religion. While Greek thought had a significant impact on Judaism, Jews remained distinct in the Greco-Roman world. Hellenistic Judaism's relationship to Greek culture was never simply one of assimilation or repudiation. Similarly, the Hebrew and Aramaic-speaking Judaism of the homeland remained distinct from the Hellenistic Judaism of the Diaspora. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, John J.: - John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University.Sterling, Gregory E.: - Gregory E. Sterling is The Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School. |