Between Athens and Jerusalem: Jewish Identity in the Hellenistic Diaspora

by John J. Collins

Book Overview

One of the most creative and consequential collisions in Western culture involved the encounter of Judaism with Hellenism. In this widely acclaimed study of the Jews who lived in Hellenistic Egypt, "between Athens and Jerusalem," John J. Collins examines the literature of Hellenistic Judaism, treating not only the introductory questions of date, authorship, and provenance but also the larger question of Jewish identity in the Greco-Roman world.First...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802843727
• ISBN13: 9780802843722
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"