Jews, Greeks, and Barbarians: Aspects of the Hellenization of Judaism in the Pre-Christian Period

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Jews, Greeks, and Barbarians: Aspects of the Hellenization of Judaism in the Pre-Christian Period

Hengel, Martin - Personal Name;

The time between the conquests of Alexander the Great and the Maccabaean wars is one of the obscurest periods of Jewish history. Yet it is vitally important for our understanding of Judaism in the period up to and including the New Testament era because it was then that the foundations of first-century Judaism were being laid.In his now classic -- and encyclopaedic -- study/tic/aim and Hellenism, Martin Hengel demonstrated how Greek influence on Judaism at this stage was far greater than has usually been supposed, and painted a fascinating picture of a hitherto unexplored culture. Here, in a much slimmer book, he summarizes the results of that larger volume and in some aspects takes it further. First he outlines the history of Palestine from Alexander's expedition to the death of Antiochus III in 187 BC. He then shows the political, social and cultural features of the Hellenistic world, asking in particular how it was possible for a non-Greek to become accepted in it. Finally, he explores the development of Judaism in the various countries of the Diaspora and in Palestine itself.

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Call Number: 930.04924
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, USA : Fortress Press., 1980
Collation: x, 174 hlm. : tabel genealogikal ; 23 cm
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9780800606473 / 0800606477
Classification: 930.04924
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Edition: First American Edition
Subject(s): History: Ancient World–ca. 499: Related to Israel
Specific Detail Info: Translated by John Bowden from the German "Juden, Griechen und Barbaren, Aspekte der Hellenisierung des Judentums in vorchristlicher Zeit," no. 76 in the series Stuttgarter Biblestudien, published by Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 1976.
Statement of Responsibility: Translated by John Bowden.

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