Land, Center and Diaspora

by Isaiah M. Gafni

The unique duality of Jewish existence, wherein a major Jewish centre in the Land of Israel flourished alongside a large and prosperous diaspora, was one of the outstanding features of Second Temple and post-Temple Jewish life. As in modern times, ongoing Jewish dispersion raised questions that went to the heart of Jewish self-identity, and declarations of allegiance to the ancestral homeland were frequently accompanied by seemingly contrary expressions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850756449
• ISBN13: 9781850756446
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"