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A tribute to the life-work of Tessa Rajak, evaluating and engaging with major themes to which she has made ground-breaking contributions to the field of Hellenistic Judaism. Key topics include the study of Josephus as a Jewish historian, of the Greek Bible in its Jewish context, Jewish experiences of ‘diaspora’ life under Greek and Roman rule (including attitudes towards the Roman Empire), the interpretation of Jewish inscriptions, and Jewish creative engagement with the art of translating Jewish traditions into new contexts.

Sarah Pearce, DPhil (1995), University of Oxford, is Ian Karten Professor of History at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on the history and literature of Jews in the ancient world, with particular interest in the writings of Philo of Alexandria.

Zuleika Rodgers, PhD (1998), Trinity College, University of Dublin, is Associate Professor in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Director of the Herzog Centre for Jewish Studies at the same university. Her research and publications cover a wide range of Jewish history from antiquity, specialising in the study of Josephus, to the contemporary world, with a focus on the Jews of Ireland.