Imperialism and Jewish Society: 200 B.C.E. to 640 C.E

This provocative new history of Palestinian Jewish society in antiquity marks the first comprehensive effort to gauge the effects of imperial domination on this people. Probing more than eight centuries of Persian, Greek, and Roman rule, Seth Schwartz reaches some startling conclusions--foremost amo...

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Contributors: Schwartz, Seth 1959- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton Princeton University Press c2001
In:Year: 2001
Reviews:Roman imperialism, jewish self-definition, and rabbinic society (2007) (Miller, Stuart S., 1953 -)
Series/Journal:Jews, Christians & Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World
Further subjects:B Jews ; Civilization ; Greek influences
B Jews History 168 B.C.-135 A.D
B Jews History 70-638
B Palestine History To 70 A.D
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Judaism ; Post-exilic period (Judaism)
B Jews History 70-638
B History
B Jews Civilization Greek influences
B Jews History 168 B.C.-135 A.D
B HISTORY ; Jewish
B Jews
B Middle East ; Palestine
B Electronic books
B HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Palestine History To 70 A.D
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Summary:This provocative new history of Palestinian Jewish society in antiquity marks the first comprehensive effort to gauge the effects of imperial domination on this people. Probing more than eight centuries of Persian, Greek, and Roman rule, Seth Schwartz reaches some startling conclusions--foremost among them that the Christianization of the Roman Empire generated the most fundamental features of medieval and modern Jewish life. Schwartz begins by arguing that the distinctiveness of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman periods was the product of generally prevailing imperial tolera
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-315) and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:1400824850