Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers: Volume 50

Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers: Volume 50

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Author/Contributor(s): Rajak, Tessa ; Pearce, Sarah ; Aitken, James ; Dines, Jennifer
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 02/19/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: NEW
This volume gathers sixteen essays on monarchy and power in the Hellenistic period and charts a new approach to Hellenistic history by focusing attention on biblical and Jewish evidence and reading that evidence in new ways. The essays consider the kings, queens, and power figures of the Hellenistic dynasties, as well as ancient Israelite kings, the Babylonian and Persian rulers of the Bible, Parthians, and Romans. The volume also represents a new kind of interpretation of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) and of the Jewish literature of the period, setting them in the context of Hellenistic political thought and practice.