Rabbinisme et Paganisme en Palestine romaine: Etude historique des Realia talmudiques (Ier-IVeme siecles) (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 157) (French Edition) - Hardcover

Friedheim, E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004146431 ISBN 13: 9789004146433

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2006

Synopsis

This study deals essentially with the knowledge of the Palestinian Rabbis concerning paganism in the days of Mishna and Talmud. The Late Professor Saul Lieberman wrote that "Many isolated items on idolatry and idol worshippers are scattered all over rabbinic literature. It would require a large volume to treat this topic". This valuable and exhaustive study proves methodically that the Rabbis had deeper knowledge about Syrian, Arabian, Anatolian and Graeco-Roman Pagan cults than is commonly believed. Clear, accessible and displaying considerable scholarship this work will undoubtedly provide an important challenge to both historians, archaeologists, and scholars of Rabbinic texts.

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Cette étude traite essentiellement du niveau de connaissances des Rabbins de Judée et de Galilée concernant les cultes païens dans le sens le plus large du terme. Le Professeur Saul Lieberman affirmait: "Many isolated items on idolatry and idol worshippers are scattered all over rabbinic literature. It would require a large volume to treat this topic" Ce travail exhaustif, à travers l'ensemble du corpus talmudique et au regard de la réalité historique propre à la Palestine romaine, montre méthodiquement que les connaissances des Sages, tant sur les divinités du paganisme que sur des rites syriens, arabes, anatoliens voire gréco-romains, étaient bien plus vastes et approfondies, que ce qu'il est communément admis aujourd'hui par la recherche historique.
De part sa clareté et son accessibilité, ce livre intéressera aussi bien les historiens du peuple juif, que ceux des religions antiques. Les archéologues, les historiens du Levant à l'époque romaine, ainsi que les spécialistes de la littérature talmudique y trouveront également un vif intérêt en vertu de son aspect extrêmement novateur.

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About the Author

Emmanuel Friedheim, Ph.D. (2000), is currently an Asistant Professor in the Department of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University. He was laureate of the Yigal Alon scholarship for outstanding young academics awarded by the Planning and Grants Committee of the Israeli Council for Higher Education for the years (2001-2004). He published dozens of articles in Hebrew, English and French about the History of Jewish People in the Second Temple, the Mishna and Talmud Periods and especially on the relations between Jews and Gentiles in Roman Palestine. He also published many articles on Pagan Cults in Palestine under Roman rule.

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Emmanuel Friedheim, Ph.D. (2000) est actuellement Maître de Conférences au sein du département d’histoire juive de l’université Bar Ilan. En 2001, il fut lauréat de la bourse “Yigal Alon” décernée par le conseil israélien de l’enseignement supérieur récompensant l’excellence de jeunes chercheurs. Il publia de nombreux articles en hébreu, en anglais et en français, sur l’histoire du peuple juif à l’époque du second temple, de la Mishna et du Talmud et particulièrement sur les relations entre Juifs et païens en Palestine romaine ainsi que sur le paganisme en Palestine aux premiers siècles de l’ère commune.

Review

"This study displays an impressive erudition, as the footnotes attest, and provides a welcome analysis of important material by an expert in talmudic studies. Combining archaeological, papyrological, epigraphical, and literary sources, it constitutes a gold mine of information for students of ancient religions. It also provides innovative solution to historical problems posed by enigmatic passages of the Talmud on pagan cults (e.g., the identification of the "breastfeeding woman" [199-241]) However, a few remarks need to be made。。。In general, this monograph serves as an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to investigate rabbinic texts on Pagan cults. While one may regret that Friedheim does not offer a comprehensive conclusion of the material under scrutiny, his monograph certainly constitutes an important basis for further research on the subject."

Sabrina Inowlocki, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in RBL 02/2008

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9004146431
• ISBN 13: 9789004146433
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: French
• Number of pages: 447