Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity: Third Maccabees in Its Cultural Context

(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)

by Sara Raup Johnson

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In this thoughtful and penetrating study, Sara Raup Johnson investigates the creation of historical fictions in a wide range of Hellenistic Jewish texts. Surveying so-called Jewish novels, including the Letter of Aristeas, 2 Maccabees, Esther, Daniel, Judith, Tobit, Josephus's account of Alexander's visit to Jerusalem and of the Tobiads, Artapanus, and Joseph and Aseneth, she demonstrates that the use of historical fiction in these texts does not...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520233077

ISBN13:9780520233072

Release Date:February 2005

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:253 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity: Third Maccabees in Its Cultural Context

(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)

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