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PublisherBrill

ISBN-100391041193

ISBN-139780391041196

eBay Product ID (ePID)1913175

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Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTrue Israel : Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew and Israel in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Literature

SubjectAntiquities & Archaeology, Ancient & Classical, Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Christianity / Literature & the Arts, Jewish

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion

AuthorHarvey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2001-035750

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal296.1

SynopsisThis study of the use of the names 'Jew', 'Hebrew' and 'Israel' in ancient Jewish and early Christian literature - especially the Bible, Philo, Josephus, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament and Mishnah - defines the nature of Israel and Judaism in Antiquity.This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details., What do the names Jew, Hebrew, and Israel mean in the vernacular? That is, how did writers from 300 BCE to 200 CE use these names? What were they influenced by? And how did readers interpret them? Judaism was and continues to be culturally diverse, and writers sought to be clear and therefore "politically correct" even then. This book takes into account written as well as oral works that circulated during this 500-year period. Taking neither an etymological nor an archeological approach, Harvey instead uses the theory of associative fields to explore the full range of associations of the names in their actual context to better understand how the words were actually used. Divided into three parts, Jew, Hebrew, and Israel respectively, the volume especially examines Israel. Within each section, individual chapters are dedicated to specific literature. This book makes a significant contribution to Jewish self-definition, then and now.This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details., What do the names Jew, Hebrew, and Israel mean in the vernacular? That is, how did writers from 300 BCE to 200 CE use these names? What were they influenced by? And how did readers interpret them? Judaism was and continues to be culturally diverse, and writers sought to be clear and therefore politically correct even then. This book takes into account written as well as oral works that circulated during this 500-year period. Taking neither an etymological nor an archeological approach, Harvey instead uses the theory of associative fields to explore the full range of associations of the names in their actual context to better understand how the words were actually used. Divided into three parts, Jew, Hebrew, and Israel respectively, the volume especially examines Israel. Within each section, individual chapters are dedicated to specific literature. This book makes a significant contribution to Jewish self-definition, then and now.This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details."

LC Classification NumberBS1199.J4H37 2001