In histories of ancient Jews and Judaism, the Roman Empire looms
large. For all the attention to the Jewish Revolt and other
conflicts, however, there has been less concern for situating Jews
within Roman imperial contexts; just as Jews are frequently
dismissed as atypical by scholars of Roman history, so Rome remains
invisible in many studies of rabbinic and other Jewish sources
written under Roman rule."Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire"
brings Jewish perspectives to bear on long-standing debates
concerning Romanization, Christianization, and late antiquity.
Focusing on the third to sixth centuries, it draws together
specialists in Jewish and Christian history, law, literature,
poetry, and art. Perspectives from rabbinic and patristic sources
are juxtaposed with evidence from piyyutim, documentary papyri, and
synagogue and church mosaics. Through these case studies,
contributors highlight paradoxes, subtleties, and ironies of
Romanness and imperial power.Contributors: William Adler, Beth A.
Berkowitz, Ra'anan Boustan, Hannah M. Cotton, Natalie B. Dohrmann,
Paula Fredriksen, Oded Irshai, Hayim Lapin, Joshua Levinson, Ophir
Munz-Manor, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Hagith Sivan, Michael D. Swartz,
Rina Talgam.
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