The True Israel. Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew & Israel in Ancient Jewsih & Early Christian Literature.

Harvey, Graham

ISBN 10: 9004106170 / ISBN 13: 9789004106178

Published by Brill, Leiden, New York, Köln, 1996., 1996

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Oktav. Goldgepr. Org.-Ganzleinen mit bedrucktem Org.-SU, xvii (+i), 303 (+3) S., nahezu neuwertiges Exemplar. [=Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums (AGJU) / Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity; 35 (XXXV)]. - Erste Ausgabe. - ISBN 9004106170. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Publisher's gilt full cloth with publisher's d/j, xvii (+i), 303 (+3) pp., a very fine copy. [=Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums (AGJU) / Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity; 35 (XXXV)]. - Erste Ausgabe. - ISBN 9004106170. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Publisher's gilt full cloth with publisher's d/j, xvii (+i), 303 (+3) pp., a very fine copy. 1000 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The True Israel. Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew & Israel in Ancient Jewsih & Early Christian Literature.
• Publisher: Brill, Leiden, New York, Köln, 1996.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004106170
• ISBN 13: 9789004106178
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 1000 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • JUDAICA, JUDENTUM - judaica, judaism

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Synopsis

Many studies have portrayed Judaism in Antiquity as sectarian, with a variety of groups all claiming to be The True Israel. Early Christianity is alleged to have begun in this context as one more Jewish sect claiming such authority. However, the second-century Christian Justin Martyr is the first person known to have used the phrase 'the True Israel'.
This book examines the uses of the names 'Jew', 'Hebrew' and 'Israel' in the surviving literature - especially the Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, New Testament and Mishnah - to determine whether this is an adequate or accurate picture. It discusses the associations of each word, as determined by their actual usage and collocations rather than their theoretical origins.
It will be of value to scholars of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.

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About the Author

Graham Harvey, Ph.D. (1991) in Religious Studies, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is Lecturer at King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester. He co-edited (with Jon Davies and Wilfred Watson) the Festschrift for John Sawyer, Words Remembered, Texts Renewed (Sheffield, 1995).