Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview

This volume contains fifteen major essays reprinted from the highly praised Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, a monumental, groundbreaking reference work published in 2010. These essays provide the most comprehensive and authoritative overview available of Early Judaism in the Greek and Early Roman periods.

This excellent introductory volume provides a comprehensive overview of essential topics such as early Judaism in modern scholarship, Jewish history from Alexander to Hadrian, Judaism in Israel and in the Diaspora, the Jewish Scriptures, early Jewish biblical interpretation, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, and more.

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Early Judaism is a collection of fifteen first-rate articles from a diverse group of superb international scholars. This excellent introductory volume provides a comprehensive overview of essential topics such as early Judaism in modern scholarship, Jewish history from Alexander to Hadrian, Judaism in Israel and in the Diaspora, the Jewish Scriptures, early Jewish biblical interpretation, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, and more.