Author: Rutgers, L.V.
Title: The Hidden Heritage of Diaspora Judaism. Essays on Jewish Cultural Identity in the Roman World (Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology)
Description: Leuven, Peeters, 1998. 320 pp. Fine copy. Paperback. Ancient Judaism. In the present collection of essays Rutgers investigates how Diaspora Jews defined their identity while interacting with temporary non-Jewish society. Bringing to bear on this issue archaeological, epigraphical, and historical evidence, the author investigates Jewish and non-Jewish evidence side-by-side in an attempt to shed new light on the question of how physical remains can help us to revise current perceptions of Jewish life in the Diaspora. Jewish Catacombs of Ancient Rome. Diaspora Synagogues. Greco-Roman Period. ISBN: 9789042906662

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