The Jerusalem Temple in diaspora: Jewish practice and thought during the Second Temple period
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Diaspora Jews and the Jerusalem Temple in Research -- 2 Plan and Purpose of this Study -- Chapter 1 Contributions to the Second Temple by Diaspora Jews -- 1 Diffusion, Nature, and Significance of Contributions to the Jerusalem Temple from Dia...
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Diaspora Jews and the Jerusalem Temple in Research -- 2 Plan and Purpose of this Study -- Chapter 1 Contributions to the Second Temple by Diaspora Jews -- 1 Diffusion, Nature, and Significance of Contributions to the Jerusalem Temple from Diaspora Jews in the Second Temple Period -- 1.1 Samaritans' Contributions to Mount Gerizim in the Second Century BCE -- 1.2 Gifts to the Jerusalem Temple in the Letter of Aristeas -- 1.3 Conflicts over the Sacred Money of Diaspora Jews -- 1.3.1 Josephus, Ant. 14.110-113 -- 1.3.2 Cicero, Pro Flacco, 28.66-68 -- 1.3.3 Official Roman Documents in the Writings of Josephus and Philo of Alexandria -- 1.3.4 Authenticity of Official Roman Documents -- 1.4 Philo of Alexandria, Josephus, and Early Rabbinic Literature on the Contributions of Diaspora Jews to the Jerusalem Temple -- 1.5 Fiscus Judaicus -- 1.6 Summary: Diffusion, Nature, and Significance of Diaspora Contributions to the Jerusalem Temple in Second Temple Sources -- 2 Dissent about Half-Shekel Contributions in Judea during the Second Temple Period -- 3 The Origins of the Half-Shekel Contributions to the Jerusalem Temple -- 4 Conclusion: Contributions and the Relationship of Diaspora Jews to Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Temple -- Chapter 2 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Second Temple byDiaspora Jews -- 1 Philo of Alexandria -- 2 Josephus -- 3 Acts of the Apostles -- 4 Early Rabbinic Literature -- 5 Popularization of the Pilgrimage of Diaspora Jews to the Jerusalem Temple -- 6 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 2 Maccabees and the Jerusalem Temple -- Chapter 4 The Letter of Aristeas and the Jerusalem Temple -- 1 Idealizing the Temple -- 2 "Seeing" the Temple -- 3 Legitimizing the Diaspora -- 4 Summary -- Chapter 5 3 Maccabees and the Jerusalem Temple. |
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| ISBN: | 9004409858 |