Jews and Their Roman Rivals : Pagan Rome's Challenge to Israel /
How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the TorahThroughout their history, Jews have lived under a succession of imperial powers, from Assyria and Babylonia to Persia and the Hellenistic kingdoms. Jews and Their Roman Rivals sho...
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2021]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Note on Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Coping with Empires before Rome: From Assyria to the Hellenistic Kingdoms
- 1. The Neo-Assyrian Empire
- 2. The Neo-Babylonian Empire
- 3. The Persian Empire
- 4. The Hellenistic Kingdoms
- Chapter 2 The Unique Challenge of the Roman Empire: A Rivalry between Two Peoples
- 1. The Imperialism of a People
- 2. The "Election" of the Romans
- 3. The "Vocation" of the Romans
- 4. The Roman Victories Over the Jews: Obliteration and Substitution
- 5. Rome as Israel's Twin Brother and Rival
- Chapter 3 The Challenge of Roman Power
- 1. Roman Military Power and Roman Manliness
- 2. A Rivalry for Military Valor?
- 3. Jewish Criticism and Redefinitions of Bravery, Manliness, and Power
- Chapter 4 The Challenge of Roman Law and Jurisdiction
- 1. The Nature of the Challenge
- 2. Rabbinic and Roman Law: A Partly Shared Legal Culture?
- 3. A Rivalry of Legal Systems: The Torah versus Roman Jurisdiction
- 4. The Torah as Nonuniversal Law
- Chapter 5 The Challenge of Roman Citizenship
- 1. The Nature of the Challenge
- 2. Judaism as "Citizenship": The Hellenistic Context and the Impact of Rome
- 3. Beyond Citizenship: The Enduring Significance of Lineage and the Legal Fiction of Adoption
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources