Jews, Greeks, and Barbarians: Aspects of the Hellenization of Judaism in the Pre-Christian Period by Martin Hengel - 1980

Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition USA (1980), so stated; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition USA (1980) , so stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows sparse, faint foxing to the top and bottom edges of the text block; the binding is ever so slighlty cocked, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows patches of rather unsightly discoloration to the upper panels and backstrip; just a hint of wear to the extremities; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Flawed, but intact and showing minimal wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches) . Translated by John Bowden . Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Hardback with DJ. He time between the conquests of Alexander the Great and the Maccabaean wars is one of the obscurest periods of Jewish history. Yet it is vitally important for our understanding of Judaism in the period up to and including the New Testament era because it was then that the foundations of first-century Judaism were being laid. In his now classic - and encyclopaedic - study, Martin Hengel demonstrated how Greek influence on Judaism at this stage was far greater than has usually been supposed, and painted a fascinating picture of a hitherto unexplored culture. Here, in a much slimmer book, he summarizes the results of that larger volume and in some aspects takes it further. First he outlines the history of Palestine from Alexander's expedition to the death of Antiochus III in 187 BC. He then shows the political, social and cultural features of the Hellenistic world, asking in particular how it was possible for a non-Greek to become accepted in it. Finally, he explores the development of Judaism in the various countries of the Diaspora and in Palestine itself. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; x, 174 pages .