Sunday, December 22, 2024

Forderer & Schumann (eds.), Antiocha I (Mohr Siebeck)

NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Antiochia I. Frühchristliche und diasporajüdische Identitätsbildung im Ausstrahlungsbereich einer antiken Großstadt. Edited by Tanja Forderer and Daniel Schumann. [Antioch I. Early Christian and Diaspora Jewish Identity Formation in the Sphere of Influence of an Ancient Metropolis.] 2024. VIII, 502 pages. Civitatum Orbis MEditerranei Studia (COMES) 8. Published in German. €159.00 including VAT. cloth available 978-3-16-163900-5. Also Available As: eBook PDF €159.00.
Summary

Antioch on the Orontes is of great importance for the formation of Hellenistic Judaism in the Diaspora and the emergence of Christianity. This volume shows the factors that influenced the shape and development of both religious communities from different specialist perspectives and emphasizes the religious-historical significance of Antioch.

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