Levine, Lee I.

Judaism and Hellenism in antiquity Conflict or confluence Lee I. Levine - U.S.A Hendrickson 1998 - 227tr. Paperback 22cm

One of the chief tasks facing the interpreter in any investigation of Second Temple Judaism involves sorting out the relationship between Judaism and Hellenism. How much influence did Greco-Roman culture exert on Diaspora Judaism? To what extent did Hellenism affect the material culture of Judaism and its social and religious practices? Hebrew University professor Lee Levine looks at literary, epigraphical. and archaeological evidence in an effort to sift through the relevant issues.

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Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

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