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The Cambridge History of Judaism

The Cambridge History of Judaism

Volume 2. The Hellenistic Age

Part of The Cambridge History of Judaism

Marie-Christine Halpern-Zylberstein, Martin Hengel, James Barr, Harald Hegermann, Martin Hengel, Louis Finkelstein, Orro Mørkholm, A. Goldstein, Mathias Delcor, Nikolaus Walter, H. L. Ginsburg, Paul D. Hanson, Harry M. Orlinsky, Roger Le Déaut, James D. Purvis, Emilio Gabba
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  • Date Published: March 1990
  • availability: Available
  • format: Hardback
  • isbn: 9780521219297

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  • This is the second of four volumes covering the history of Judaism from the Persian period, roughly 539–322 BCE, to the Tannaitic period, which culminated in the codification of the Mishnah around 250 CE. It deals with the encounter of Judaism with the Hellenistic culture spread throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond by Alexander the Great and his successors. The volume describes both the rejection and adoption of Hellenism by Judaism. Religiously the rejection provoked new developments and politically the Maccabaean Revolt, which resulted in the creation of the independent Hasmonean state, 142–63 BCE. Culturally, the adoption of Hellenistic forms by Judaism led to a significant Jewish-Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic literature. At the same time, the tensions in the religious, intellectual, social and political life of Jews spawned apocalyptic thought and literature. In the light of the interpenetration of Judaism and Hellenism in this period the volume questions some established dichotomies.

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    • Date Published: March 1990
    • format: Hardback
    • isbn: 9780521219297
    • length: 758 pages
    • dimensions: 231 x 157 x 46 mm
    • weight: 1.342kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Preface
    List of abbreviations
    map of the Hellenistic empire
    1. The archeology of Hellenistic Palestine Marie-Christine Halpern-Zylberstein
    2. The political and social history of Palestine from Alexander to Antiochus III (333–187 BCE) Martin Hengel
    3. Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek in the Hellenistic age James Barr
    4. The Diaspora in the Hellenistic age Harald Hegermann
    5. The interpenetration of Judaism and Hellenism in the epre-Maccabean period Martin Hengel
    6. The men of the Great Synagogue (circa 400–170 BCE) Louis Finkelstein
    7. The Pharisaic leadership after the Great Synagogue (170 BCE–135 CE) Louis Finkelstein
    8. Antiochus IV Orro Mørkholm
    9. The Hasmonean revolt and the Hasmonean dynasty Jonathan A. Goldstein
    10. Jewish literature in Hebrew and Aramaic in the Greek era Mathias Delcor
    11. Jewish-Greek literature of the Greek period Nikolaus Walter
    12. The apocrypha and pseudepigrapha of the Hellenistic period Mathias Delcor
    13. The book of Daniel H. L. Ginsburg
    14. The matrix of apocalyptic Paul D. Hanson
    15. The Septuagint and its Hebrew text Harry M. Orlinsky
    16. The Targumim Roger Le Déaut
    17. The Samaritans James D. Purvis
    18. The growth of anti-Judaism or the Greek attitude towards Jews Emilio Gabba
    Bibliographies
    Chronological table
    Index.

  • Editors

    W. D. Davies

    Louis Finkelstein

    Contributors

    Marie-Christine Halpern-Zylberstein, Martin Hengel, James Barr, Harald Hegermann, Martin Hengel, Louis Finkelstein, Orro Mørkholm, A. Goldstein, Mathias Delcor, Nikolaus Walter, H. L. Ginsburg, Paul D. Hanson, Harry M. Orlinsky, Roger Le Déaut, James D. Purvis, Emilio Gabba

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