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Author Schwartz, Daniel R., author.

Title Judeans and Jews : four faces of dichotomy in ancient Jewish history / Daniel R. Schwartz
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 173 pages) : illustrations
Series Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies
Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies.
Contents Introduction -- 1 Judean Historiography vs. Jewish Historiography: The First and Second Books of Maccabees -- 2 Priestly Judaism vs. Rabbinic Judaism: On Natural Religion and Religion of Choice -- 3 From Joseph b. Mattathias, a Priest of Judea, to Flavius Josephus, a Jew of Rome -- 4 Judeans, Jews, and the Era That Disappeared: On Heinrich Graetz's Evolving Treatment of the Second Temple Period -- Conclusion -- Appendix: May We Speak of "Religion" and "Judaism" in the Second Temple Period?
Summary Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews sharpens our understanding of this important era
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed January 14, 2015)
Subject Jews -- Historiography
Jewish diaspora -- Historiography
Jews -- Identity -- Historiography
Judaism -- Historiography
HISTORY -- World.
HISTORY -- Jewish.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Men's Studies.
Jewish diaspora -- Historiography
Jews -- Historiography
Judaism -- Historiography
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442616868
1442616865