The Jews Among the Greeks and Romans: A Diasporan Sourcebook

by Margaret H. Williams

Book Overview

As one of the few groups in the Greco-Roman world to resist cultural assimilation, the Jews remained an object of fascination throughout antiquity. Greek and Roman writers devoted much space to them, but few bothered to learn the facts about Jews, preferring to report stereotypes and rumor. Evidence does exist, however, to show what real Jews were like in antiquity and how they interacted with the Greeks and Romans, both pagan and Christian.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801859387
• ISBN13: 9780801859380
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"