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Book SynopsisJohnson argues that each author uses historical fiction to construct a particular model of Hellenistic Jewish identity through the reinvention of the past. The models of identity differ, but all seek to explore relations between Jews and the wider non-Jewish world.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Historical and Historiographical Contexts 1. Political Subordination and Indirect Historiography 2. Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians: The Cultural Politics of Hellenism Part II. Text and Narrative 3. Genos Politeion: Book 6, Rome, and Hellenism 4. Akme Politeion: Roman and Achaen Virtues 5. Metabole Politeion: Roman and Achaen Degeneration in the Fragmentary Books Part III. Ideological and Political Contexts 6. Collective Representations and Ideological Contexts 7. Practical Contexts and Political Realities Conclusion Bibliography Index
