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The Jews of Egypt
Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski
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Paperback. Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization. Translator(s): Cornman, Robert. Num Pages: 301 pages, 28 halftones 7 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
Hellenistic Egypt was the setting for perhaps the first Jewish Golden Age, a time "golden" in Jewish memory as an era of vibrant cultural interaction between the Jews and their gentile hosts. This is the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile; the apogee of Jewish culture under Ptolemies; and finally, the Jewish community's rapid decline and catastrophic disappearance under Roman rule. ... Read more
Hellenistic Egypt was the setting for perhaps the first Jewish Golden Age, a time "golden" in Jewish memory as an era of vibrant cultural interaction between the Jews and their gentile hosts. This is the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile; the apogee of Jewish culture under Ptolemies; and finally, the Jewish community's rapid decline and catastrophic disappearance under Roman rule. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691015750
SKU
V9780691015750
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About Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski
Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski is Professor of Ancient History at the Sorbonne as well as Professor of Papyrology and Ancient Legal History at the Ecole practiques des Hautes Etudes, Sciences historiques et philologiques and director of the program in Judaic Studies at the University of Paris.
Reviews for The Jews of Egypt
"Urbane, intelligent, and well-researched ... more than ample for a well-rounded view of Jewish history in ancient Egypt."
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