Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity : Third Maccabees in Its Cultural Context.

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In this thoughtful and penetrating study, Sara Raup Johnson investigates the creation of historical fictions in a wide range of Hellenistic Jewish texts. Surveying so-called Jewish novels, including the Letter of Aristeas, 2 Maccabees, Esther, Daniel, Judith, Tobit, Josephus's account of Alexan...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Johnson, Sara Raup
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
Collection:Hellenistic culture and society ; 43.
Sujets:
Third Book of Maccabees > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Third Book of Maccabees
To 1500
Jews > Identity > History > To 1500.
Historical fiction > History and criticism.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Bible Study Guides.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
Historical fiction
Jews > Identity
Judaism.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity; 1 Jews at Court; 2 Josephus; 3 Patriarchal Fictions; Part II: Third Maccabees: A Case Study; 4 Date, Literary Context, Authorship, and Audience; 5 Historicity and Historical Ambivalence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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