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Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period: Abridged Edition
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period: Abridged Edition
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough
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Translated by Jacob Neusner
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Series | Bollingen Series |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:375 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780691634067
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Classifications | Dewey:933.05 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Edition |
Abridged edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
19 April 2016 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much more varied and complex than the extant Talmudic literature would lead
Reviews"Since [Jacob Neusner's one-volume abridgement] presents the fruits of Goodenough's decades-long study of ancient Jewish art, climaxed by his study of the third-century synagogue at Dura-Europas, it is probably the best introduction to Goodenough's mature thought. Neusner contributes a twenty-nine-page foreword that explains the enduring importance of the entire thirteen-volume work."--David M. Hay, Studia Philonica Annual 1
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