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The Commerce of the Sacred: Mediation of the Divine Among Jews in the Greco-Roman World
Jack Lightstone
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Hardback. Offers perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. This book investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
Jack Lightstone's "Commerce of the Sacred" remains an original and influential contribution to Judaic studies. Lightstone offers critical perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. He investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. He challenges the view of Judaism as a single set of practices and beliefs and argues that Jews of the Greco-Roman Diaspora did not retain a shared, biblical 'perception of the world' centered on the Jerusalem temple. Rather, they believed multiple points ... Read more
Jack Lightstone's "Commerce of the Sacred" remains an original and influential contribution to Judaic studies. Lightstone offers critical perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. He investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. He challenges the view of Judaism as a single set of practices and beliefs and argues that Jews of the Greco-Roman Diaspora did not retain a shared, biblical 'perception of the world' centered on the Jerusalem temple. Rather, they believed multiple points ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231128568
SKU
V9780231128568
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About Jack Lightstone
Jack Lightstone is professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal. He is the author of a number of books, most recently Mishnah and the Social Formation of the Early Rabbinic Guild: A Socio-Rhetorical Approach. Jack Lightstone is Vice Rector and Professor of Religion at Concordia University in Montreal.
Reviews for The Commerce of the Sacred: Mediation of the Divine Among Jews in the Greco-Roman World
A very important contribution... an excellent textbook for undergraduate education and belongs in Judaica libraries.
Rivka Ulmer Hebrew Studies
Rivka Ulmer Hebrew Studies