Commerce of the Sacred: Mediation of the Divine Among Jews in the Graeco-Roman Diaspora

by Jack N. Lightstone

Book Overview

Jack Lightstone's Commerce of the Sacred remains an original and influential contribution to Judaic studies. Lightstone offers critical perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. He investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. He challenges the view of Judaism as a single...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231128576
• ISBN13: 9780231128575
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher