Feldman Jew and Gentile in the Ancient World

Attitudes and Interactions from Alexander to Justinian
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2080-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 696 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Feldman, Louis H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Ch. 1 Contacts between Jews and Non-Jews in the Land of Israel 3

Ch. 2 The Strength of Judaism in the Diaspora 45

Ch. 3 Official Anti-Jewish Bigotry: The Responses of Governments to the Jews 84

Ch. 4 Popular Prejudice against Jews 107

Ch. 5 Prejudice against Jews among Ancient Intellectuals 123

Ch. 6 The Attractions of the Jews: Their Antiquity 177

Ch. 7 The Attractions of the Jews: The Cardinal Virtues 201

Ch. 8 The Attractions of the Jews: The Ideal Leader, Moses 233

Ch. 9 The Success of Proselytism by Jews in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods 288

Ch. 10 The Success of Jews in Winning "Sympathizers" 342

Ch. 11 Proselytism by Jews in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Centuries 383

Ch. 12 Conclusion 416

Abbreviations 447

Notes 461

Bibliography 587

Indexes 621

Names and Subjects 646

Geographical Place-Names 662

Greek, Latin, and Hebrew and Aramaic Words 664

Modern Scholars 672

Über Autor(innen)

Louis H. Feldman is Professor of Classics at Yeshiva University. Among his works is Josephus and Modern Scholarship (1937-1980).