Jewish and Christian communal identities in the Roman world /
Jewish and Christian communal identities in the Roman world /
edited by Yair Furstenberg.
- 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages)
- Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, v. 94 1871-6636 ; .
- Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity 94. Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity Online, ISBN: 9789004365223. .
"This volume presents revised versions of lectures given in October 2013 at a Jerusalem symposium on Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in Antiquity. The Hebrew University's Scholion Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and Jewish Studies together with the editorial board of Brill's Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity series kindly co-sponsored the symposium in memory of our colleague Friedrich Avemarie."--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: The Shared Dimensions of Jewish and Christian Communal Identities / The Ptolemaic and Roman Definitions of Social Categories and the Evolution of Judean Communal Identity in Egypt / The Roman State and Jewish Diaspora Communities in the Antonine Age / Civic Identity and Christ Groups / Organized Charity in the Ancient World: Pagan, Jewish, Christian / The Fourth Book of Maccabees in a Multi-Cultural City / Rome and Alexandria: Why was there no Jewish Politeuma in Rome? / From Text to Community: Methodological Problems of Reconstructing Communities behind Texts / Lycaonian Christianity under Roman Rule and their Jewish-Christian Tradition / The Jewish Community in Egypt before and after 117 ce in Light of Old and New Papyri / Jewish Communities in the Roman Diaspora: Why Salo Baron Still Matters? / “You are a Chosen Stock . . .”: The Use of Israel Epithets for the Addressees in First Peter / Author Index -- General Index. Yair Furstenberg -- Sylvie Honigman -- Martin Goodman -- John S. Kloppenborg -- Pieter W. van der Horst -- Tessa Rajak -- Daniel R. Schwartz -- Jörg Frey -- Cilliers Breytenbach -- Tal Ilan -- Seth Schwartz -- Lutz Doering --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Jews and Christians under the Roman Empire shared a unique sense of community. Set apart from their civic and cultic surroundings, both groups resisted complete assimilation into the dominant political and social structures. However, Jewish communities differed from their Christian counterparts in their overall patterns of response to the surrounding challenges. They exhibit diverse levels of integration into the civic fabric of the cities of the Empire and display contrary attitudes towards the creation of trans-local communal networks. The variety of local case studies examined in this volume offers an integrated image of the multiple factors, both internal and external, which determined the role of communal identity in creating a sense of belonging among Jews and Christians under Imperial constraints.
9789004321694
10.1163/9789004321694 DOI
2016015133
To 1500
Identification (Religion)--History--To 1500.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--History.
Jews--Identity--History--To 1500.
Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Identification (Religion)
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Jews--Identity.
Judaism--Talmudic period.
History.
BL53 / .J49 2016
305.6/70937
"This volume presents revised versions of lectures given in October 2013 at a Jerusalem symposium on Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in Antiquity. The Hebrew University's Scholion Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and Jewish Studies together with the editorial board of Brill's Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity series kindly co-sponsored the symposium in memory of our colleague Friedrich Avemarie."--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: The Shared Dimensions of Jewish and Christian Communal Identities / The Ptolemaic and Roman Definitions of Social Categories and the Evolution of Judean Communal Identity in Egypt / The Roman State and Jewish Diaspora Communities in the Antonine Age / Civic Identity and Christ Groups / Organized Charity in the Ancient World: Pagan, Jewish, Christian / The Fourth Book of Maccabees in a Multi-Cultural City / Rome and Alexandria: Why was there no Jewish Politeuma in Rome? / From Text to Community: Methodological Problems of Reconstructing Communities behind Texts / Lycaonian Christianity under Roman Rule and their Jewish-Christian Tradition / The Jewish Community in Egypt before and after 117 ce in Light of Old and New Papyri / Jewish Communities in the Roman Diaspora: Why Salo Baron Still Matters? / “You are a Chosen Stock . . .”: The Use of Israel Epithets for the Addressees in First Peter / Author Index -- General Index. Yair Furstenberg -- Sylvie Honigman -- Martin Goodman -- John S. Kloppenborg -- Pieter W. van der Horst -- Tessa Rajak -- Daniel R. Schwartz -- Jörg Frey -- Cilliers Breytenbach -- Tal Ilan -- Seth Schwartz -- Lutz Doering --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Jews and Christians under the Roman Empire shared a unique sense of community. Set apart from their civic and cultic surroundings, both groups resisted complete assimilation into the dominant political and social structures. However, Jewish communities differed from their Christian counterparts in their overall patterns of response to the surrounding challenges. They exhibit diverse levels of integration into the civic fabric of the cities of the Empire and display contrary attitudes towards the creation of trans-local communal networks. The variety of local case studies examined in this volume offers an integrated image of the multiple factors, both internal and external, which determined the role of communal identity in creating a sense of belonging among Jews and Christians under Imperial constraints.
9789004321694
10.1163/9789004321694 DOI
2016015133
To 1500
Identification (Religion)--History--To 1500.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--History.
Jews--Identity--History--To 1500.
Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Identification (Religion)
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Jews--Identity.
Judaism--Talmudic period.
History.
BL53 / .J49 2016
305.6/70937