Beginnings of Jewishness
by Shaye J. D. Cohen
Title:
Beginnings of Jewishness
Author:
Shaye J. D. Cohen
Series (if any):
Hellenistic Culture and Society
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
458 pages
Publisher:
University of California Press
ISBN-13:
9780520226937
EAN:
9780520226937
Publication Date:
17/01/2001
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
774
Dimensions (mm):
226 x 155 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£27.54
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Description
Beginning with the intriguing case of Herod the Great's Jewishness, this title discusses what made or did not make Jewish identity during the period, the question of conversion, the prohibition of intermarriage, matrilineal descent, and the place of the convert in the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds.
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