Diaspora : Jews amidst Greeks and Romans / by Gruen, Erich S.

Table of Contents: “…Jewish life in the diaspora. The Jews in Rome ; The Jews in Alexandrea ; Jews in the province of Asia ; Civic and sacral institutions in the diaspora -- Jewish constructs of diaspora life. …”

Jews in the Mediterranean diaspora : from Alexander to Trajan (323 BCE - 117 CE) / by Barclay, John M. G.

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Letters from home : the creation of diaspora in Jewish antiquity / by Simkovich, Malka Z.

Table of Contents: “…Sacred writings and the question of exile -- "A letter they did not send us" : an early case study of Judea-diaspora relations -- The Judean invention of the diaspora -- The Hellenistic strategies of Jewish letter writers -- "Open your heart to His law" : Judean letters to Egypt in 2 Maccabees 1:1-2:18 -- "For those living abroad who wish to gain learning" : the transformations of Esther and Ben Sira into Judean correspondence -- "There is open shame upon us" : fantasies of exile in the letter of Baruch -- "A sign of friendship and love" : fantasies of Judea in the letter of Aristeas -- "Boundless and immeasurable Earth" : the prayers of 3 Maccabees.…”
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Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period

Subjects: “…Jewish diaspora Congresses.…”
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The Jewish dialogue with Greece and Rome : studies in cultural and social interaction / by Rajak, Tessa, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; PART ONE: GREEKS AND JEWS; PART TWO: JOSEPHUS; PART THREE: THE JEWISH DIASPORA AND JEWISH EPIGRAPHY; PART FOUR: EPILOGUE; Indices.…”
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Judah and the Judeans in the Achaemenid period : negotiating identity in an international context /

Table of Contents: “…Vanderhooft -- Jewish identity in the Eastern diaspora in light of the book of Tobit / Manfred Oeming -- The identity of the Idumeans based on the archaeological evidence from Maresha / Amos Kloner.…”
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The Eerdmans dictionary of early Judaism /

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Exile : a conversation with N.T. Wright /

Table of Contents: “…Not all gloom and doom : positive interpretations of Exile and diaspora in the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism /…”
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Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman cities /

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: studying the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity; The Hellenistic city of Jerusalem; Synagogue and community in the Graeco-Roman Diaspora; The Jews in the Hellenistic cities of Acts; Synagogue communities in the Graeco-Roman cities; Population and proselytism: how many Jews were there in the ancient world?…”
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The construct of identity in Hellenistic Judaism / by Gruen, Erich S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Hellenism and persecution : Antiochus IV and the Jews -- The origins and objectives of Onias' temple -- Herod, Rome, and the diaspora -- Caligula, the imperial cult, and Philo's Legatio -- The Letter of Aristeas and the cultural context of the Septuagint -- The twisted tales of Artapanus : biblical rewritings as novelistic narrative -- Jews, Greeks, and Romans in the Third Sibylline Oracle -- Subversive elements in Pseudo-Philo -- Jewish literature and the Second Sophistic.…”
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Constructs of identity in Hellenistic Judaism : essays on early Jewish literature and history / by Gruen, Erich S.

Table of Contents: “…Tacitus and the Defamation of the Jews ; Jewish Experience in a Pagan World ; 13. Diaspora and Homeland.…”
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Power and emotion in ancient Judaism : community and identity in formation / by Mermelstein, Ari

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The Jewish World in the Time of Jesus. by Guignebert, Charles

Table of Contents: “…The People; BOOK IV HELLENISTIC JUDAISM; I. THE DIASPORA; I. Origin and Distribution; II. The Jewish Communities of the Diaspora.…”
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Jew and Gentile in the Ancient World : Attitudes and Interactions from Alexander to Justinian. by Feldman, Louis H.

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Contacts between Jews and Non-Jews in the Land of Israel; CHAPTER 2: The Strength of Judaism in the Diaspora; CHAPTER 3: Official Anti-Jewish Bigotry: The Responses of Governments to the Jews; CHAPTER 4: Popular Prejudice against Jews; CHAPTER 5: Prejudice against Jews among Ancient Intellectuals; CHAPTER 6: The Attractions of the Jews: Their Antiquity; CHAPTER 7: The Attractions of the Jews: The Cardinal Virtues; CHAPTER 8: The Attractions of the Jews: The Ideal Leader, Moses.…”
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Jew and Gentile in the ancient world : attitudes and interactions from Alexander to Justinian / by Feldman, Louis H.

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Contacts between Jews and Non-Jews in the Land of Israel; CHAPTER 2: The Strength of Judaism in the Diaspora; CHAPTER 3: Official Anti-Jewish Bigotry: The Responses of Governments to the Jews; CHAPTER 4: Popular Prejudice against Jews; CHAPTER 5: Prejudice against Jews among Ancient Intellectuals; CHAPTER 6: The Attractions of the Jews: Their Antiquity; CHAPTER 7: The Attractions of the Jews: The Cardinal Virtues; CHAPTER 8: The Attractions of the Jews: The Ideal Leader, Moses.…”
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Early Judaism : a comprehensive overview /

Table of Contents: “…VanderKam -- Judaism in the diaspora / Erich S. Gruen -- The Jewish scriptures : texts, versions, canons / Eugene Ulrich -- Early Jewish biblical interpretation / James L. …”
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A Companion to late ancient Jews and Judaism : third century BCE to 7th century CE /

Table of Contents: “…. / Jonathan Klawans -- Rabbis and the Poor in Palestinian Amoraic Literature and the Babylonian Talmud / Alyssa M. Gray -- Diaspora and Center / Joshua Burns -- Jews and their Others (New Testament) / Sandy L. …”
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Approaching Yehud : new approaches to the study of the Persian period /

Table of Contents: “…Strawn -- An exile's baggage: toward a postcolonial reading of Ezekiel / Jean-Pierre Ruiz -- Diaspora and homeland in the early Achaemenid Period: communityk, geography and demography in Zechariah 1-8 / John Kessler -- The strange woman in Persian Yehud: a reading of Proverbs 7 / Herbert R. …”
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Early Judaism and its modern interpreters /

Table of Contents: “…Esler -- 3.Judaism in the Diaspora / Erich S. Gruen -- 4.Gender in Early Jewish Literature / Francoise Mirguet -- pt. 2 Methods, Manuscripts, and Materials -- 5.New Methodologies / Rodney A. …”
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Discovering Second Temple literature : the scriptures and stories that shaped early Judaism / by Simkovich, Malka Z.

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