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Looking In, Looking Out: Jews and Non-Jews in Mutual Contemplation
Essays for Martin Goodman on His 70th Birthday
Series: - Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume: 212
Martin Goodmanâs forty years of scholarship in Roman history and ancient Judaism demonstrates how each discipline illuminates the other: Jewish history makes best sense in a broader Greco-Roman context; Roman history has much to learn from Jewish sources and evidence.
In this volume, Martinâs colleagues and students follow his example by examining Jews and non-Jews in mutual contemplation. Part 1 explores Jewsâ views of inter-communal stasis, the causes of the Bar Kochba revolt, tales of Herodian intrigue, and the meaning of âIsrael.â Part 2 investigates Jews depiction of outsiders: Moabites, Greeks, Arabs, and Roman authorities. Part 3 explores early Christiansâ (Luke, Jerome, Rufinus, Syriac poetry, Pionius, ordinary individuals) views of Jews and use of Jewish sources, and Josephusâs relevance for girls in 19th century Britain.
In this volume, Martinâs colleagues and students follow his example by examining Jews and non-Jews in mutual contemplation. Part 1 explores Jewsâ views of inter-communal stasis, the causes of the Bar Kochba revolt, tales of Herodian intrigue, and the meaning of âIsrael.â Part 2 investigates Jews depiction of outsiders: Moabites, Greeks, Arabs, and Roman authorities. Part 3 explores early Christiansâ (Luke, Jerome, Rufinus, Syriac poetry, Pionius, ordinary individuals) views of Jews and use of Jewish sources, and Josephusâs relevance for girls in 19th century Britain.
Kimberley Czajkowski (DPhil 2015) is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the history of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
David A. Friedman (DPhil 2017) is an Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and a Bye-Fellow at Darwin College and St Edmundâs College, Cambridge. His research focuses on Jews (especially Josephus) in the Greco-Roman world.
David A. Friedman (DPhil 2017) is an Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and a Bye-Fellow at Darwin College and St Edmundâs College, Cambridge. His research focuses on Jews (especially Josephus) in the Greco-Roman world.
Abbreviations
Contributors
Introduction
âKimberley Czajkowski and David Friedman
1 Historiography in the Time of Stasis: Reflections on the Nationalistic Uprisings in Judea/Palestine
âJonathan Price
2 The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of the Bar Kokhba Revolt: A Reconsideration
âAharon Oppenheimer zâl
3 âWhen I Die, Kill Those Eldersâ: The Twice-Told Tale of a Despotâs Death
âAmram Tropper
4 Pitying Suppliant Animals
âShaye J. D. Cohen
5 Who Are Israel in the Mishnah and Tosefta?
âYehudah B. Cohn
6 Playing with the Moabites: Textual and Linguistic Reflections on Isaiah 15â16
âH. G. M. Williamson
7 Greek Identity in Josephusâs Against Apion
âJonathan Davies
8 Josephus and Nicolaus on Arabs and Arabia
âDaniel R. Schwartz
9 Calendars and Dates in the Early Decades of Provincia Arabia: A Reappraisal
âSacha Stern
10 The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought
âCatherine Hezser
11 A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem in Jewish Eschatology between 70 CE and 135 CE
âPhilip Alexander
12 Monotheism and Religious Wars in Antiquity
âBenjamin Isaac
13 Did First-Century Asian Jews Live in âCommunitiesâ?
âSeth Schwartz
14 JewishâChristian Polemic in Martyrium Pionii
âWilliam Horbury
15 Friendships between Jews and Christians in Antiquity
âMarkus Bockmuehl
16 Jerome, Jews, and âHebrewsâ
âAlison G. Salvesen
17 Rufinus of Aquileiaâs Eusebian Therapeutae: A Monastic Reinterpretation of Philoâs De vita contemplativa
âSabrina Inowlocki
18 Antiochus Proposes, Shmoni Disposes: A Syriac Poem on the Martyrs of 2 Maccabees 7
âSebastian Brock
19 Josephus for Girls
âTessa Rajak
Appendix: M. D. Goodmanâs Publications
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
Contributors
Introduction
âKimberley Czajkowski and David Friedman
Part 1: Looking In
1 Historiography in the Time of Stasis: Reflections on the Nationalistic Uprisings in Judea/Palestine
âJonathan Price
2 The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of the Bar Kokhba Revolt: A Reconsideration
âAharon Oppenheimer zâl
3 âWhen I Die, Kill Those Eldersâ: The Twice-Told Tale of a Despotâs Death
âAmram Tropper
4 Pitying Suppliant Animals
âShaye J. D. Cohen
5 Who Are Israel in the Mishnah and Tosefta?
âYehudah B. Cohn
Part 2: Looking Out
6 Playing with the Moabites: Textual and Linguistic Reflections on Isaiah 15â16
âH. G. M. Williamson
7 Greek Identity in Josephusâs Against Apion
âJonathan Davies
8 Josephus and Nicolaus on Arabs and Arabia
âDaniel R. Schwartz
9 Calendars and Dates in the Early Decades of Provincia Arabia: A Reappraisal
âSacha Stern
10 The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought
âCatherine Hezser
11 A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem in Jewish Eschatology between 70 CE and 135 CE
âPhilip Alexander
Part 3: Looking Back Again
12 Monotheism and Religious Wars in Antiquity
âBenjamin Isaac
13 Did First-Century Asian Jews Live in âCommunitiesâ?
âSeth Schwartz
14 JewishâChristian Polemic in Martyrium Pionii
âWilliam Horbury
15 Friendships between Jews and Christians in Antiquity
âMarkus Bockmuehl
16 Jerome, Jews, and âHebrewsâ
âAlison G. Salvesen
17 Rufinus of Aquileiaâs Eusebian Therapeutae: A Monastic Reinterpretation of Philoâs De vita contemplativa
âSabrina Inowlocki
18 Antiochus Proposes, Shmoni Disposes: A Syriac Poem on the Martyrs of 2 Maccabees 7
âSebastian Brock
19 Josephus for Girls
âTessa Rajak
Appendix: M. D. Goodmanâs Publications
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
This volume should interest all readers (scholars, libraries, institutes, post-/under-graduates) who study ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and Roman power in the context of the wider ancient world.