Judaism in the Roman world collected essays - Goodman, Martin (Brill, 2007)
Society of Biblical Literature abbreviation for series: AGJU
Includes bibliographical references and index
PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE EARLY JUDAISM; CHAPTER TWO IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY IN ANCIENT JUDAISM; CHAPTER THREE JOSEPHUS AND VARIETY IN FIRST-CENTURY JUDAISM; CHAPTER FOUR THE TEMPLE IN FIRST-CENTURY CE JUDAISM; CHAPTER FIVE THE PILGRIMAGE ECONOMY OF JERUSALEM IN THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD; CHAPTER SIX SACRED SCRIPTURE AND 'DEFILING THE HANDS'; CHAPTER SEVEN TEXTS, SCRIBES AND POWER IN ROMAN JUDAEA; CHAPTER EIGHT JEWISH PROSELYTIZING IN THE FIRST CENTURY; CHAPTER NINE A NOTE ON JOSEPHUS, THE PHARISEES AND ANCESTRAL TRADITION.
Deals with the religious lives of Jews in the Roman world from late Second Temple times to the Later Roman Empire. This book analyses a series of issues important in the development of Judaism in this period. It is useful for students of ancient Judaism and those interested in Christian origins