One of our century’s greatest authorities on the ancient world gives us here a vivid account of the Jewish people from the conquest of Palestine by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE to the revolt of the Maccabees. It is a rich story of Jewish social, economic, and intellectual life and of the relations between the Jewish community and the Hellenistic rulers and colonizers of Palestine―a historical narrative told with consummate skill.
Elias Bickerman portrays Jewish life in the context of a broader picture of the Near East and traces the interaction between the Jewish and Greek worlds throughout this period. He reconstructs the evidence concerning social and political structures; the economy of Hellenistic Jerusalem and Judea; Greek officials, merchants, and entrepreneurs as well as full-scale Greek colonies in Palestine; the impact of Greek language and culture among Jews and the translation of Jewish Scriptures into Greek; Jewish literature, learning, and law; and the diaspora in the Hellenistic period. He deploys his profound knowledge gracefully, weaving archaeological finds, literary traditions, the political and economic record, and fertile insights into an abundant and lively history.
This first full study of the pre-Maccabean interaction between the Greek and Jewish cultures will be welcomed by historians and specialists in Judaic studies. But any reader interested in the ancient Mediterranean world will find it to be filled with pleasures and discoveries.

The Jews in the Greek Age

History

Bickerman, Elias J.

Ancient Civilizations

Harvard University Press

Offers explanations and calculations relating to the calendars of ancient civilizations and methods of dating past events

Chronology of the Ancient World

Science & Math

Cornell Univ Pr

World

The Jewish Theological Seminary Press

Studies in Jewish and Christian History, Part 1 [Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, Band IX]

BRILL

'Bickerman was a scholar of remarkable gifts and the studies in these volumes exhibit them to the full...'G.I. Davues, Society for Old Testament Studies, 1987.'...un excellent instrument de travail, indispensable aux bibliothèques et aux spécialistes.'Revue Biblique, 1988.'...eine knappe, eindrückliche Würdigung des großen jüdischen Gelehrten.'T.H., Theologische Literaturzeitung, 1989.'These essays constitute an enduring monument to one of the finest scholars of antiquity in this generation.'John J. Collins, Religious Studies Review, 1988.'Bickerman est un historien, particulièrement attentif aux renconctres entre les peuples, let Etats et les cultures.'J. Guillet, Recherches de Science Religieuse, 1989.'...a worthy memorial to an outstanding scholar of the ancient world...'Geza Vermes, Journal of Jewish Studies, 1987.

Studies in Jewish and Christian History, Volume 2 (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Judentums Und Des Urchri)

The publication of this new edition of Elias Bickerman's acclaimed Studies in Jewish and Christian History along with his famous book, The God of the Maccabees, brings Bickerman's central studies on ancient Judaism and early Christianity to a new generation of students and scholars.

Studies in Jewish and Christian History (2 Vols): A New Edition in English Including the God of the Maccabees, Introduced by Martin Hengel, Edited by ... (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity)

Elias J. Bickerman, who passed away a quarter of a century ago, was one of the twentieth century's great historians of the ancient world. His innovative genius and breathtaking erudition are evident in his writings, many of which are now considered classics. Bickerman's contributions to the history of ancient Judaism and early Christianity remain particularly significant but his three volume collection, Studies in Jewish and Christian History, has been out of print for some time. Thus, the publication of this new edition of Studies, now entirely in English, along with Bickerman's most famous book, The God of the Maccabees, is designed to bring Bickerman's central studies on ancient Judaism and early Christianity to a new generation of students and scholars. Originally published in hardcover

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The Jews in the Greek Age

Chronology of the Ancient World

The Jews in the Greek Age

Studies in Jewish and Christian History, Part 1 [Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, Band IX]

Studies in Jewish and Christian History, Volume 2 (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Judentums Und Des Urchri)

Studies in Jewish and Christian History (2 Vols): A New Edition in English Including the God of the Maccabees, Introduced by Martin Hengel, Edited by ... (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity)

Studies in Jewish and Christian History (2 Vols): A New Edition in English Including the God of the Maccabees, Introduced by Martin Hengel, Edited by ... (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity)