The Jews among the Greeks and Romans : A Diasporan Sourcebook

Williams, Margaret

ISBN 10: 0801859379 / ISBN 13: 9780801859373

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1998

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1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover and dust jacket are both in flawless As-New condition. "In The Jews among the Greeks and Romans, Margaret Williams assembles, assesses and contextualizes literary and archaeological evidence relating to the Jewish communities outside the land of Israel. The sourcebook covers the period beginning with the Diaspora, which resulted from the chaos of Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C.E. and concluding with the demise of the Jewish Patriarchate around 420 C.E. This was a time that saw, first, the rapid opening up of opportunities for Jews and then, in the century after Constantine, the gradual but inexorable raising of barriers against them." - from the dust flaps. Will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Seller Inventory # ABP50

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Jews among the Greeks and Romans : A ...

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

In The Jews among the Greeks and Romans, Margaret Williams assembles, assesses, and contextualises literary and archaeological evidence relating to the Jewish communities outside the land of Israel. The sourcebook covers the period beginning with the Diaspora, which resulted from the chaos of Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C.E., and concluding with the demise of the Jewish Patriarchate around 420 C.E. This was a time that saw, first, the rapid opening up of opportunities for Jews and then, in the century after Constantine, the gradual but inexorable raising of barriers against them.

Review:

"Collects and translates into English sources for the history of the Jews in the Western Diaspora during the Greco-Roman period, emphasizing epigraphic materials, a particular strength of this collection in comparison to other sourcebooks... An excellent introduction to Jewish experience in the lands of the Western Greco-Roman Diaspora." -- Religious Studies Review "Collects and translates into English sources for the history of the Jews in the Western Diaspora during the Greco-Roman period, emphasizing epigraphic materials, a particular strength of this collection in comparison to other sourcebooks... An excellent introduction to Jewish experience in the lands of the Western Greco-Roman Diaspora." -- Religious Studies Review