Judeans in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire. Rights, Citizenship and Civil Discord.

Ritter, Bradley

ISBN 10: 9004289836 / ISBN 13: 9789004289833

Published by Brill, Leiden & Boston, 2015., 2015

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Oktav. Goldgepr. Org.-Ganzleinen mit bedrucktem Org.-SU, XVI, 341 (+1) S., nahezu neuwertiges Exemplar. [=Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism (JSJS); 170]. - Erste Ausgabe. - ISBN 9789004289833. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Publisher's gilt full cloth with publisher's d/j, xvi, 341 (+1) pp., a very fine copy. [=Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism (JSJS); 170]. - Erste Ausgabe. - ISBN 9789004289833. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Publisher's gilt full cloth with publisher's d/j, xvi, 341 (+1) pp., a very fine copy. 1000 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Judeans in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire. Rights, Citizenship and Civil Discord.
• Publisher: Brill, Leiden & Boston, 2015.
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004289836
• ISBN 13: 9789004289833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 1000 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • JUDAICA, JUDENTUM - judaica, judaism

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Synopsis

In the first century CE, Philo of Alexandria and Josephus offer vivid descriptions of conflicts between Judeans and Greeks in Greek cities of the Roman Empire over various issues, including the Judeans’ civic identity, the extent of their obligations to local cities and cults, and the potential security threat they posed to those cities. This study analyzes the narratives of these conflicts, investigating what citizenship status Judeans enjoyed, their political influence and whether they enjoyed the right to establish institutions for observing their ancestral worship. For these narratives to be understood properly, it should be assumed that many Judeans were already citizens of their cities, and that this status played a central role in those conflicts.

About the Author

Bradley Ritter, Ph.D. (2003) in Classics at the University of California, Berkeley, is Assistant Professor of Classics and Early Christian Literature at Ave Maria University. This is his first monograph.