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Ancient Jewish Novels

An Anthology

  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

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For scholars and lovers of ancient Jewish literature

Reveals unique narratives often overlooked in history

You will gain insights into Jewish culture and tradition

Explore the rich tapestry of ancient Jewish storytelling through this captivating anthology.
In the Greco-Roman period there arose among the Jews a new genre for re-telling Bible stories and for composing new religious stories as well. This genre was the novel. This volume brings together for the first time and in fresh, lively translations all of the ancient Jewish novels and fragments of novels. Included are texts from the Old Testament Apocrypha, several historical novels, and selections from the Testaments of the twelve Patriarchs. Arising at about the same time as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament, but before the period of Rabbinic Judaism, these texts exhibit a worldliness that reveals the ambiguities and conflicts encountered by Jews in this period. Taken together they constitute a marvellous laboratory for uncovering how popular novels arose in the ancient world, and contribute greatly to our understanding of Jewish culture and classical civilisation.
Ancient Jewish Novels and The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha
The Jewish Annotated ApocryphaAncient Jewish Novels
  • Title

    Ancient Jewish Novels

  • Author

    Lawrence M. Wills

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    November 2002

  • Weight

    400g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780195151428

  • ISBN-10

    0195151429

  • Eden Code

    1190476

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