Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence?

by: Levine, L.I.

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Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Judaism and Hellenism in Atiquity examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander's conquest to the Byzantine era, offering a balanced view of the literary, epigraphical, and archeological evidence attesting to the process of Hellenization in Jewish life and its impact on several aspects of Judaism as we know it today.Lee Levine approaches this broad subject in three essays, each focusing on diverse issues in Jewish culture: Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period, rabbinic tradition, and the ancient synagogue. With his comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the intricate dynamics of the Jewish and Greco-Roman societies, the author demonstrates the complexities of Hellenization and its role in shaping many aspects of Jewish life -- economic, social, political, cultural, and religious. He argues against oversimplication and encourages a more nuanced view, whereby the Jews of antiquity survived and prospered, despite the social and political upheavals of this era, emerging as perpetuators of their own Jewish traditions while open to change from the outside world.

Ch. I. Hellenism and the Jewish World of Antiquity
Ch. II. Second Temple Jerusalem
Ch. III. Rabbinic Judaism in Its Roman-Byzantine Orbit
Ch. IV. The Ancient Synagogue
Ch. V. Epilogue

Subjects:
586 B.C.-210 A.D
Greece
Greece Religion
Greeks Religion
Grèce Religion
Hellenism
Hellenisme
Hellénisme
History
Impact culturel
Influence grecque
Interfaith relations
Jews Civilization Greek influences
Judaism
Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
Judaism Post-exilic period (Judaism)
Judaism Relations Greek religion
Judaïsme 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Periode postexilique)
Judaïsme Histoire 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
Judaïsme hellenistique
Juifs Civilisation Influence grecque
Periode postexilique (Judaisme)
RELIGION Judaism General
Religion
SOCIAL SCIENCE Jewish Studies
Synagogue
Synagogues
Synagogues Antiquite
Synagogues History
art grec antique
art grec antique art juif 5e s. av. J.-C. 3e s. (debut)
hellenisme judaïsme 5e s. av. J.-C. 3e s. (debut)

Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence?

by: Levine, L.I.

• ISBN-13: 9780295976822 / 978-0-295-97682-2
• ISBN-03: 0295976829 / 0-295-97682-9
• University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1998

Price: 41,67 EURO

1 copy in stock