Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers: Volume 50

This volume gathers sixteen essays on monarchy and power in the Hellenistic period and charts a new approach to Hellenistic history by focusing attention on biblical and Jewish evidence and reading that evidence in new ways. The essays consider the kings, queens, and power figures of the Hellenistic dynasties, as well as ancient Israelite kings, the Babylonian and Persian rulers of the Bible, Parthians, and Romans. The volume also represents a new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520250842
• ISBN13: 9780520250840
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"