Jewish Local Patriotism and Self-Identification in the Graeco-Roman Period.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: Jewish Local Identities and Patriotism in the Graeco-Roman Period -- Identities in Practice: Towards an Archaeological Perspective on Jewish Identity in Antiquity -- Triumph of the Pious or Failure of the Xenophobes? The Ezra-Nehemiah Reforms and their Nachgeschichte -- Jewish Local Patriotism: The Samaritan Problem -- Belonging and Not Belonging: Local Perspectives in Philo of Alexandria -- Letters Out of Judaea: Echoes of Israel in Jewish Inscriptions from Europe -- The Patriotic Rabbi: Babylonian Scholars in Roman Period Palestine -- Synagogues of the Hebrews: 'Good Jews' in the Diaspora -- Index of References -- Index of Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

This volume of essays explores the broad theme of the relationship between Jewish identity and patriotism in the period between the destruction of the First Temple and late antiquity, with special attention to the Graeco-Roman period. The authors focus on Jewish local identification with particular lands, including the Land of Israel, and the existence of local forms of patriotism. The approaches represented are interdisciplinary in nature and draw on a wide range of sources, including archaeological remains, literary material, and inscriptions. These essays share a comparative perspective on the diverse social and historical contexts in which the Jews of antiquity lived.

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