Judeans and Jews : four faces of dichotomy in ancient Jewish history

Judeans and Jews : four faces of dichotomy in ancient Jewish history /

Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews sharpens our understanding of this important era.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartz, Daniel R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014.
Series:Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies.
Subjects:
Jews > Historiography.
Jewish diaspora > Historiography.
Jews > Identity > Historiography.
Judaism > Historiography.
HISTORY > World.
HISTORY > Jewish.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Men's Studies.
Jewish diaspora > Historiography
Jews > Historiography
Judaism > Historiography
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1 Judean Historiography vs. Jewish Historiography: The First and Second Books of Maccabees
  • 2 Priestly Judaism vs. Rabbinic Judaism: On Natural Religion and Religion of Choice
  • 3 From Joseph b. Mattathias, a Priest of Judea, to Flavius Josephus, a Jew of Rome
  • 4 Judeans, Jews, and the Era That Disappeared: On Heinrich Graetz's Evolving Treatment of the Second Temple Period
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: May We Speak of "Religion" and "Judaism" in the Second Temple Period?

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