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Art, History and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity

Art, History and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity

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Art HistoryAncient History GeneralGeneral European History

ISBN10: 9004309616
ISBN13: 9789004309616
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jan 21 2016
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam. The essays assembled here range from the thick description of Josephus's portrayal of Bezalel son of Uri as a Roman architect through the inscriptions of the Dura Europos synagogue, Jewish reflections on Caligula in color, the polychromy of the Jerusalem temple, new-old approaches to the zodiac, and to the Christian destruction of ancient synagogues. Taken together, these essays suggest a humane approach to the history of the Jews in an age of deep and long-lasting transitions--both in antiquity, and in our own time.

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