1st Edition

The Jews Among Pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire

Edited By Judith Lieu, John North, Tessa Rajak Copyright 1992
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    In the period of Roman domination there were communities of Jews, some still in Palestine, some dispersed in and around the Roman Empire; they had to face at first the world-wide power of the pagan Romans and later on the emergence of Christianity as an Empire-wide religion. How they coped with these dramatic changes and how they influenced the new forms of religious life that emerged in this period provide the main themes of The Jews Among Pagans and Christians. Essays by the leading scholars in the field together with the introduction by the editors, offer new approaches to understanding the role of Judaism and the pattern of religious interaction characteristic of the period.

    M. Hengel, University of T^D:ubingen, H. Drijvers, University of Groningen, Fergus Millar, Oxford University, M. Goodman, Oxford University, Judith Lieu King's College, London, John North University College, London, Tessa Rajak University College, London

    Biography

    Lieu, Judith; North, John; Rajak, Tessa