Land, center and diaspora : Jewish constructs in late antiquity /

The unique duality of Jewish existence, wherein a major Jewish centre in the Land of Israel flourished alongside a large and prosperous diaspora, was one of the outstanding features of Second Temple and post-Temple Jewish life. As in modern times, ongoing Jewish dispersion raised questions that went...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gafni, Isaiah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Colección:Library of Second Temple studies.
Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 21.
Temas:
10-425
Israel and the diaspora.
Judaism > History > Talmudic period, 10-425.
Jews > Iraq > Babylonia > History.
Israël et la diaspora.
Judaïsme > Histoire > 10-425 (Période talmudique)
Juifs > Irak > Babylonie > Histoire.
HISTORY > World.
Israel and the diaspora
Jews
Judaism > Talmudic period
Diaspora.
Jodendom.
Grond.
Natie.
Middle East > Babylonia
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The unique duality of Jewish existence, wherein a major Jewish centre in the Land of Israel flourished alongside a large and prosperous diaspora, was one of the outstanding features of Second Temple and post-Temple Jewish life. As in modern times, ongoing Jewish dispersion raised questions that went to the heart of Jewish self-identity, and declarations of allegiance to the ancestral homeland were frequently accompanied by seemingly contrary expressions of ''local-patriotism'' on the part of Jewish diaspora communities. The destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple in 70 CE, and the subsequent.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (314 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567015563
0567015564

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