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Heritage and Hellenism The Reinvention of Jewish Tradition

Paperback • 2002 • English • 1. edition

Heritage and Hellenism The Reinvention of Jewish Tradition

By Erich S. Gruen

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The interaction of Jew and Greek in antiquity intrigues the imagination. Both civilizations boasted great traditions, their roots stretching back to legendary ancestors and divine sanction. In the wake of Alexander the Great's triumphant successes, Greeks and Macedonians came as conquerors and settled as ruling classes in the lands of the eastern Mediterranean. Hellenic culture, the culture of the ascendant classes in many of the cities of the Near East, held widespread attraction and appeal. Je...Show more

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9780520235069

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Heritage and Hellenism The Reinvention of Jewish Tradition

Format

Paperback

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