Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture: Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule. By John J. Collins. Pp. viii + 231. (Journal for the Study of Judaism Supplements, 100.) Leiden: Brill, 2005. isbn 90 04 14438 2. £64.30
This is a collection of eleven of Collins's previously published essays (with some updated references) to which have been added a brief response to P. W. van der Horst's rejoinder to his paper on Pseudo-Phocylides and a new paper on ‘Hellenistic Judaism in Recent Scholarship’. This new pap...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 614-616 |
| Review of: | Jewish cult and Hellenistic culture (Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2005) (Oakes, Peter)
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| Summary: | This is a collection of eleven of Collins's previously published essays (with some updated references) to which have been added a brief response to P. W. van der Horst's rejoinder to his paper on Pseudo-Phocylides and a new paper on ‘Hellenistic Judaism in Recent Scholarship’. This new paper primarily responds to John Barclay. Collins criticizes his attempt to distinguish texts that are culturally convergent from those that are antagonistic: the reality seldom admits of such a binary choice. On the other hand, Collins appreciates Barclay's more recent characterization of Hellenistic Jews as ‘cultural negotiators’. He then tests Barclay's ideas at more length against the Letter of Aristeas, finding in the text a combination of affirmation and critique of aspects of Hellenistic culture. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj121 |