Tessa Rajak (1946-), scholar

Tessa Rajak is a British scholar at the University of Reading, England.

Biography

Born in 1946. Professor of Ancient History in the Dept of Classics.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)
• The Jewish Dialogue with Greece and Rome (2000 Rajak), book
• Translation and Survival: The Greek Bible of the Ancient Jewish Diaspora (2009 Rajak), book

Edited volumes

• The Jews among Pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire (1992 Rajak), edited volume
• Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers (2007 Rajak), edited volume