{"product_id":"a-companion-to-late-ancient-jews-and-judaism-9781119113621","title":"A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innovative approach to the study of ten centuries of Jewish culture and history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the Jewish people, their communities, and various manifestations of their religious and cultural expressions from the third century BCE to the seventh century CE. Presenting a collection of 30 original essays written by noted scholars in the field, this companion provides an expansive examination of ancient Jewish life, identity, gender, sacred and domestic spaces, literature, language, and theological questions throughout late ancient Jewish history and historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors Gwynn Kessler and Naomi Koltun-Fromm situate the volume within Late Antiquity, enabling readers to rethink traditional chronological, geographic, and political boundaries. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eincorporates a broad methodology, drawing from social history, material history and culture, and literary studies to consider the diverse forms and facets o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…this Companion presents not only well-established voices dominating the scholarly field but also young or upcoming scholars. The result is a mix of fresh, at times compelling, and high-level scholarly essays, as well as innovative or tentative contributions.” - \u003cb\u003ePLEKOS 24\u003c\/b\u003e, 2022, pp. 527–536\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Koltun-Fromm and Gwynn Kessler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Where Jews Live 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Where Jews Lived in the West 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoss S. Kraemer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Jewish Towns and Neighborhoods in Roman Palestine and Persian Babylonia 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMika Ahuvia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Languages and Literatures 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Late Ancient Jewish Languages 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAzzan Yadin-Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Literature of the Jews, Fourth Century bce to Second Century ce 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEva Mroczek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Rabbinic Literature 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichal Bar-Asher Siegal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Material Culture of the Second Temple Period (pre-70 ce) 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren B. Stern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Do Jews Matter? Exploring Late-Ancient Mediterranean Jews and Jewishness Through Material Culture 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia M. Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Material Culture of the Jews of Sasanian Mesopotamia 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason Sion Mokhtarian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Non-Jewish Sources for Late Ancient Jewish History 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Koltun-Fromm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Identities and Ethnicities 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Contesting Identities: The Splitting Channels from Israelite to Jew 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYair Furstenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Imagining Judaism after 70 ce 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Klawans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Rabbis and the Poor in Palestinian Amoraic Literature and the Babylonian Talmud 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyssa M. Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Diaspora and Center 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Ezra Burns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Jews and Their Others (New Testament) 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandy L. Haney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Rabbis and Their Others 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMira Beth Wasserman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 What is Jewish Law? Jewish Legal Culture and Thought in Antiquity (Fifth Century bce to Seventh Century ce) 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalie B. Dohrmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Arabian Judaism at the Advent of Islam: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Judaism 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron W. Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Bodies and Genders 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Sexualities and Il\/licit Relationships in Late Ancient Jewish Literatures 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederico Dal Bo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Embodied Scriptural Practice 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Shanks Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Bodies That Matter: Piety and Sin 339\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane L. Kanarek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Rabbinic Gender: Beyond Male and Female 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGwynn Kessler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Disability Studies in Jewish Culture in Late Antiquity: Gender, Body, and Violence Amidst Empire 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Watts Belser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Gender, Sex, and Witchcraft in Late Ancient Judaism 391\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Ronis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Spaces 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Domestic Spaces 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeredith J.C. Warren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 “Do Not Say ‘I am Poor and Cannot Seek Out Knowledge’”: The House of Study and Education in the Second Temple Period 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCana Werman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Locating Diaspora Jewish Philanthropy in the Ancient Mediterranean Public Arena 441\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShira L. Lander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Sacred Spaces 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarit Kattan Gribetz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Jewish Prayer, Liturgy, and Ritual 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura S. Lieber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Agriculture and Industry 495\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Mandsager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 511\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406988288343,"sku":"9781119113621","price":153.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119113621.jpg?v=1730497801","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-late-ancient-jews-and-judaism-9781119113621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}