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The Stranger in Ancient and Mediaeval Jewish Tradition: Papers Read at the First Meeting of the JBSCE, Piliscsaba, 2009 (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies, v.4)

By Geza G. Xeravits

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
3110222035, 9783110222036
LCC
BS1199.S76 S63 2010
Open Library ID
OL24002794M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2238663 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
260\260
Topic
Education
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This volume presents selected papers read at the first meeting of the Society for Jewish and Biblical Studies in Central Europe, in Piliscsaba, Hungary, February 2009. The papers investigate various aspects of the concept ""Stranger"" in Jewish tradition, from the Hebrew Bible to Mediaeval Jewish thought. The bulk of the material focuses on Early Jewish literature, which mirrors an intensive interaction with the Hellenistic system of thought, and the development of concurring Jewish interpretations of traditional values.The papers of the volume provide insightful case studies about the formation of Jewish identity in diverse periods of Israelite and Jewish history, as well as the different attitudes to strangers, being either outsiders, or belonging to opposing sects of Judaism itself. The reader finds essays of historical, literary, and hermeneutical attention; of interest also to scholars of various forms of ancient and mediaeval Judaism.

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