Jewish Life and Thought Among Greeks and Romans: Primary ReadingsLouis H. Feldman, Meyer Reinhold This comprehensive treasury of sources on Judaism in the ancient period will be valued and used by students, scholars, and general readers who are interested in Jewish history, classical studies, or the origins of Christianity. This book includes the most comprehensive coverage available of sources in the area of anti-Semitism and (what is usually more neglected) philo-Semitism. It coordinates literary, epigraphical, papyrological, and numismatic evidence. |
Contents
THE BEGINNINGS OF HELLENIZATION IN EGYPT | 17 |
JEWISH LIFE IN OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE DIASPORA | 61 |
PROJEWISH ATTITUDES BY GOVERNMENTS | 77 |
PROJEWISH ATTITUDES BY INTELLECTUALS | 105 |
CONVERSION TO JUDAISM | 123 |
SYMPATHIZERS GODFEARERS | 137 |
THE JEWS IN PALESTINE | 147 |
57 | 189 |
86 | 201 |
REVOLTS OF THE JEWS AGAINST THE ROMAN EMPIRE | 265 |
CRITICISM AND HOSTILITY TOWARDS JEWS | 305 |
The Charges | 350 |
Glossary of Recurring Terms | 397 |
General Bibliography | 407 |
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