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Between Cooperation and Hostility
. Ed(S): Albertz, Rainer; Wohrle, Jakob
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hardcover. Editor(s): Albertz, Rainer; Wohrle, Jakob. Series: Journal of Ancient Judaism: Supplements. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
The question of why the cooperation of Jews with the Persian and Ptolemaic empires achieved some success and why it failed with regard to the Seleucids and the Romans, even turning into military hostility against them, has not been sufficiently answered. The present volume intends to show, from the perspectives of Hebrew Bible, Judaic, and Ancient History Studies, that the contrasting Jewish attitudes towards foreign powers were not only dependent on specific political circumstances. They were also interrelated with the emergence of multiple early Jewish identities, which all found a basis in the Torah, the prophets, or the psalms. The ... Read more
The question of why the cooperation of Jews with the Persian and Ptolemaic empires achieved some success and why it failed with regard to the Seleucids and the Romans, even turning into military hostility against them, has not been sufficiently answered. The present volume intends to show, from the perspectives of Hebrew Bible, Judaic, and Ancient History Studies, that the contrasting Jewish attitudes towards foreign powers were not only dependent on specific political circumstances. They were also interrelated with the emergence of multiple early Jewish identities, which all found a basis in the Torah, the prophets, or the psalms. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Journal of Ancient Judaism: Supplements
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525550519
SKU
V9783525550519
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About . Ed(S): Albertz, Rainer; Wohrle, Jakob
Rainer Albertz is em. Professor for Old Testament at the University of Münster.
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