TY - BOOK AU - Feldman,Louis H. TI - Judaism and Hellenism reconsidered T2 - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, SN - 9789047408734 AV - BM176 .F45 2006 U1 - 296.09/014 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Josephus, Flavius. KW - Josèphe, Flavius. KW - Judaism KW - History KW - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D KW - Jews KW - Civilization KW - Greek influences KW - Greek literature, Hellenistic KW - Jewish authors KW - History and criticism KW - Hellenism KW - Judaïsme KW - Histoire KW - 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique) KW - Juifs KW - Civilisation KW - Influence grecque KW - Littérature grecque hellénistique KW - Auteurs juifs KW - Histoire et critique KW - Hellénisme KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Post-exilic period (Judaism) KW - Hellenisme KW - gtt KW - Jodendom KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 813-843) and indexes; Introduction: The Influence of Hellenism on Jews in Palestine in the Hellenistic Period -- Part One: Judaism and Hellenism -- Chapter 1: Homer and the Near East : the rise of the Greek genius -- Chapter 2: The Septuagint : the first translation of the Torah and its effects -- Chapter 3: How Much Hellenism in the Land of Israel? -- Chapter 4: The Reshaping of Biblical Narrative in the Hellenistic Period -- Chapter 5: Did Jews Reshape the Tale of the Exodus? -- Chapter 6: Studies in the Ancient Jewish Mediterranean Diaspora -- Part Two: Anti-Semitism, Philo-Semitism, Conversion to Judaism -- Chapter 7: Hatred for and Attraction to the Jews in Classical Antiquity -- Chapter 8: Reflections on Rutgers' Attitudes to Judaism in the Greco-Roman Period -- Chapter 9: Conversion to Judaism in Classical Antiquity -- Part Three: Studies in Philo -- Chapter 10: Philo's Version of the 'Aqedah -- Chapter 11: Philo, Pseudo-Philo, Josephus, and Theodotus on the Rape of Dinah -- Part Four: Josephus -- Chapter 12: Josephus -- Chapter 13: Josephus' Liberties in Interpreting the Bible in the Jewish War and in the Antiquities -- Chapter 14: Rearrangement of Pentateuchal Material in Josephus' Antiquities, Books 1-4 -- Chapter 15: The Influence of the Greek Tragedians on Josephus -- Chapter 16: Josephus' Biblical Paraphrase as a Commentary on Contemporary Issues -- Chapter 17: Parallel Lives of Two Lawgivers : Josephus' Moses and Plutarch's Lycurgus -- Chapter 18: Josephus on the Spies (Numbers 13-14) -- Chapter 19: The Rehabilitation of Non-Jewish Leaders in Josephus' Antiquities -- Chapter 20: On Professor Mark Roncace's Portraits of Deborah and Gideon in Josephus -- Chapter 21: Josephus' Portrayal (Ant. 5.136-74) of the Benjaminite Affair of the Concubine and its Repercussions (Judges 19-21) -- Chapter 22: The Importance of Jerusalem as Viewed by Josephus -- Chapter 23: The Concept of Exile in Josephus -- Chapter 24: Restoration in Josephus -- Part Five: Rabbinic Insights -- Chapter 25: Rabbinic Sources for Historical Study -- Chapter 26: Rabbinic Insights on the Decline and Forthcoming Fall of the Roman Empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages from Ancient Texts -- Jewish Scriptures -- Apocrypha -- Pseudepigrapha -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- New Testament -- Christian Church Fathers -- Hellenistic Jewish Literature: Philo, Pseudo-Philo, Josephus -- Other (Alleged) Graeco-Jewish Writers -- Rabbinic and Allied Literature -- Classical Greek Authors -- Classical Latin Authors -- Near Eastern Languages -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Greek, Linear B, Phoenician, Akkadian, Ugaritic, Punic and Royal Aramaic, Hittite, Latin, Hebrew, and Aramaic Words -- Index of Modern Scholars; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - This book is a collection of 26 previously published articles, with a number of additions and corrections, and with a long new introduction on "The Influence of Hellenism on Jews in Palestine in the Hellenistic Period." The articles deal with such subjects as "Homer and the Near East," "The Septuagint," "Hatred and Attraction to the Jews in Classical Antiquity," "Conversion to Judaism in Classical Antiquity," "Philo, Pseudo-Philo, Josephus, and Theodotus on the Rape of Dinah," "The Influence of the Greek Tragedians on Josephus," "Josephus' Biblical Paraphrase as a Commentary on Contemporary Issues," "Parallel Lives of Two Lawgivers: Josephus' Moses and Plutarch's Lycurgus," "Rabbinic Insights on the Decline and Forthcoming Fall of the Roman Empire." UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=232391 ER -