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It was long believed that Roman Jews lived in complete isolation. This book offers a refutation of this thesis. It focuses on the Jewish community in third and fourth-century Rome, and in particular on how this community related to the larger, non-Jewish world that surrounded it. Jewish archaeological remains and funerary inscriptions are examined from various angles, and compared to pagan and early Christian material. This volume provides an important and useful addition to the literature on Roman Jewry.

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Winner of the 1996 Keetje Hodshon Prize, awarded by the Dutch Society of Sciences. From reviews of the hardcover edition: 'It is truly a tour de force...Rutgers deserves the highest praise for his comprehensiveness, thoroughness, and accuracy in examining the epigraphic evidence. His work marks a tremendous advance over that of Leon.' Louis H. Feldman, The Jewish Quarterly Review, 1996. 'A richly complex and fascinating book.' Nicholas de Lange, Bulletin of Judaeo-Greek Studies, 1996.

The Jews in Late Ancient Rome: Evidence of Cultural Interaction in the Roman Diaspora

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 18/08/2000
      ISBN13: 9789004119284, 978-9004119284
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      Book Synopsis
      It was long believed that Roman Jews lived in complete isolation. This book offers a refutation of this thesis. It focuses on the Jewish community in third and fourth-century Rome, and in particular on how this community related to the larger, non-Jewish world that surrounded it. Jewish archaeological remains and funerary inscriptions are examined from various angles, and compared to pagan and early Christian material. This volume provides an important and useful addition to the literature on Roman Jewry.

      Trade Review
      Winner of the 1996 Keetje Hodshon Prize, awarded by the Dutch Society of Sciences. From reviews of the hardcover edition: 'It is truly a tour de force...Rutgers deserves the highest praise for his comprehensiveness, thoroughness, and accuracy in examining the epigraphic evidence. His work marks a tremendous advance over that of Leon.' Louis H. Feldman, The Jewish Quarterly Review, 1996. 'A richly complex and fascinating book.' Nicholas de Lange, Bulletin of Judaeo-Greek Studies, 1996.

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