Studies in Hellenistic Judaism
By: by Louis H. Feldman.
Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums,; 30; Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ;; Bd. 30.
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 677
Subjects: Josephus, Flavius.; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Historiography.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Judaism -- Relations.
Description: This volume consists of twenty-three essays that have appeared in nineteen different journals and other publications during a period of over forty years, together with an introduction. The essays deal primarily with the relations between Jews and non-Jews during the period from Alexander the Great to the end of the Roman Empire, in five areas: Josephus; Judaism and Christianity; Latin literature and the Jews; the Romans in Rabbinic literature; and other studies in Hellenistic Judaism.

The topics include a programmatic essay comparing Hebraism and Hellenism, pro-Jewish intimations in Apion and in Tacitus, the influence of Josephus on Cotton Mather, Philo's view on music, the relationship between pagan and Christian anti-Semitism, observations on rabbinic reaction to Roman rule, and new light from inscriptions and papyri on Diaspora synagogues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [603]-605) and indexes.