Hellenism in the Land of Israel
- ISBN-10
- 0268030510
- ISBN-13
- 9780268030513
- Category
- Religion / Judaism / History
- Pages
- 343
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Authors
- John Joseph Collins, Gregory E. Sterling
Description
This book is a collection of essays that explore the variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture. In various ways the contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. At the same time, they probe the limits of that influence, the persistence of Semitic languages and thought patterns, and especially the exclusiveness of Jewish religion.
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