Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans (1996 Feldman / Reinhold), book

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Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings (1996) is a book by Louis H. Feldman and Meyer Reinhold.

Abstract

A collection of sources on ancient Judaism in the area of anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism. It coordinates literary, epigraphical, papyrological, and numismatic evidence.

Editions

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1996.

Contents

  • The Greeks discover the Jews
  • The beginnings of Hellenization in Egypt
  • Jewish life in other countries of the Diaspora
  • Pro-Jewish attitudes by governments
  • Pro-Jewish attitudes by intellectuals
  • Conversion to Judaism
  • "Sympathizers" ("God-fearers")
  • The Jews in Palestine
  • Revolts of the Jews against the Roman empire
  • Criticism and hostility towards Jews.

External links

  • [ Google Books]