{"product_id":"9781119113621","title":"A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism 3rd Century BCE - 7th Century CE","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e3rd Century BCE - 7th Century CE\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGwynn Kessler | Naomi Koltun-Fromm\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innovative approach to the study of ten centuries of Jewish culture and history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the Jewish people, their communities, and various manifestations of their religious and cultural expressions from the third century BCE to the seventh century CE. Presenting a collection of 30 original essays written by noted scholars in the field, this companion provides an expansive examination of ancient Jewish life, identity, gender, sacred and domestic spaces, literature, language, and theological questions throughout late ancient Jewish history and historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors Gwynn Kessler and Naomi Koltun-Fromm situate the volume within Late Antiquity, enabling readers to rethink traditional chronological, geographic, and political boundaries. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eincorporates a broad methodology, drawing from social history, material history and culture, and literary studies to consider the diverse forms and facets of Jews and Judaism within multiple contexts of place, culture, and history. Divided into five parts, thematically-organized essays discuss topics including the spaces where Jews lived, worked, and worshiped, Jewish languages and literatures, ethnicities and identities, and questions about gender and the body central to Jewish culture and Judaism. Offering original scholarship and fresh insights on late ancient Jewish history and culture, this unique volume: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a one-volume exploration of “second temple,” “Greco-Roman,” and “rabbinic” periods and sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Jewish life across most of the geographic places where Jews or Judaeans were known to have lived\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original maps of areas cited in every essay, including maps of Jewish settlement throughout Late Antiquity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an outline of major historical events, further readings, and full references\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism: 3rd Century BCE - 7th Century CE \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable resource for students, instructors, and scholars of Jewish studies, religion, literature, and ethnic identity, as well as general readers with interest in Jewish history, world religions, Classics, and Late Antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Koltun-Fromm\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Religion at Haverford College and previous Director of Jewish Studies at Tulane University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHermeneutics of Holiness: Ancient Jewish and Christian Notions of Sexuality and Religious Community.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwynn Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Religion Department and the Director of the Beit Midrash at Swarthmore College. 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