Bloch, Ancient Jewish Diaspora (Brill)

NEW BOOK FROM BRILL:

Ancient Jewish Diaspora

Essays on Hellenism

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume: 206

Author: René Bloch

In the Hellenistic period, Jews participated in the imagination of a cosmopolitan world and they developed their own complex cultural forms. In this panoramic and multifaceted book, René Bloch shows that the ancient Jewish diaspora is an integral part of what we understand as Hellenism and argues that Jewish Hellenism epitomizes Hellenism at large. Relying on Greek, Latin and Hebrew sources, the fifteen papers collected in this volume trace the evidence of ancient Jews through meticulous studies of ruins, literature, myth and modern reception taking the reader on a journey from Philo’s Alexandria to a Roman bust in a Copenhagen museum.

Copyright Year: 2023

Prices from (excl. shipping): €133.00

E-Book (PDF)
Availability: Published
ISBN: 978-90-04-52189-6
Publication date: 19 Sep 2022

Hardback
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ISBN: 978-90-04-52188-9
Publication date: 14 Nov 2022

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