The Cambridge history of Judaism / edited by W.D. Davies, Louis Finkelstein.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984Description: 461 p: ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0521218802 (v. 1)
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- BM 155.2 .C35 1984
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | BKS | BM 155.2 .C35 1984 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA011149 | Available | AUA011149 |
Vol. 3 edited by William Horbury, W.D. Davies, John Sturdy.
Vol. 4 edited by Steven T. Katz.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
v. 1. Introduction; The Persian period -- v. 2. The Hellenistic age -- v. 3. The early Roman period -- v. 4 The late Roman-Rabbinic period
Summary:
"The Cambridge History of Judaism" covers the history of the Jews from the Exile in 5 87 B.C.E. to the early Roman period extending into the third century C.E.A comprehensive examination is made of all the relevant literary and archeological sources, and special attention is given to the interaction of Iranian, Semitic, Hellenistic and Roman cultures. The contributors include both Jewish and Gentile scholars from many countries, and this History thus helps to deliver the study of Jewish history and Christian origins from geographical and religious limitations, and contributes to a deeper understanding and a broader tolerance. This first volume opens with three introductory chapters to the work as a whole dealing with the geographical background, the chronology and the numismatic history of Judaism. The remainder of this volume concentrates on the Persian period, the two and a half centuries following the Babylonian Exile.