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Book SynopsisMartin Goodman’s forty years of scholarship in Roman history and ancient Judaism demonstrates how each discipline illuminates the other: Jewish history makes best sense in a broader Greco-Roman context; Roman history has much to learn from Jewish sources and evidence. In this volume, Martin’s colleagues and students follow his example by examining Jews and non-Jews in mutual contemplation. Part 1 explores Jews’ views of inter-communal stasis, the causes of the Bar Kochba revolt, tales of Herodian intrigue, and the meaning of “Israel.” Part 2 investigates Jews depiction of outsiders: Moabites, Greeks, Arabs, and Roman authorities. Part 3 explores early Christians’ (Luke, Jerome, Rufinus, Syriac poetry, Pionius, ordinary individuals) views of Jews and use of Jewish sources, and Josephus’s relevance for girls in 19th century Britain.
Table of ContentsAbbreviations Contributors Introduction Kimberley Czajkowski and David Friedman Part 1: Looking In 1 Historiography in the Time of Stasis: Reflections on the Nationalistic Uprisings in Judea/Palestine Jonathan Price 2 The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of the Bar Kokhba Revolt: A Reconsideration Aharon Oppenheimer z”l 3 “When I Die, Kill Those Elders”: The Twice-Told Tale of a Despot’s Death Amram Tropper 4 Pitying Suppliant Animals Shaye J. D. Cohen 5 Who Are Israel in the Mishnah and Tosefta? Yehudah B. Cohn Part 2: Looking Out 6 Playing with the Moabites: Textual and Linguistic Reflections on Isaiah 15–16 H. G. M. Williamson 7 Greek Identity in Josephus’s Against Apion Jonathan Davies 8 Josephus and Nicolaus on Arabs and Arabia Daniel R. Schwartz 9 Calendars and Dates in the Early Decades of Provincia Arabia: A Reappraisal Sacha Stern 10 The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought Catherine Hezser 11 A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem in Jewish Eschatology between 70 CE and 135 CE Philip Alexander Part 3: Looking Back Again 12 Monotheism and Religious Wars in Antiquity Benjamin Isaac 13 Did First-Century Asian Jews Live in “Communities”? Seth Schwartz 14 Jewish–Christian Polemic in Martyrium Pionii William Horbury 15 Friendships between Jews and Christians in Antiquity Markus Bockmuehl 16 Jerome, Jews, and “Hebrews” Alison G. Salvesen 17 Rufinus of Aquileia’s Eusebian Therapeutae: A Monastic Reinterpretation of Philo’s De vita contemplativa Sabrina Inowlocki 18 Antiochus Proposes, Shmoni Disposes: A Syriac Poem on the Martyrs of 2 Maccabees 7 Sebastian Brock 19 Josephus for Girls Tessa Rajak Appendix: M. D. Goodman’s Publications Index of Ancient Sources Index of Authors Index of Subjects
