Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
Contributors: Tessa Rajak (Editor); Sarah Pearce (Editor); James Aitken (Editor); Jennifer Dines (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: February 18, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780520250840
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Jewish Studies; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient Greece; Ancient - General; Middle East - General; History / Ancient / General; 168 B.C.-135 A.D; Civilization; Congresses; Greek influences; Jews; Judaism; Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
Description: "This volume gathers sixteen essays on monarchy and power in the Hellenistic period and charts a new approach to Hellenistic history by focusing attention on biblical and Jewish evidence and reading that evidence in new ways. The essays consider the kings, queens, and power figures of the Hellenistic dynasties, as well as ancient Israelite kings, the Babylonian and Persian rulers of the Bible, Parthians, and Romans. The volume also represents a new kind of interpretation of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) and of the Jewish literature of the period, setting them in the context of Hellenistic political thought and practice."--Jacket.