The Routledge Handbook of Jews and Judaism in Late Antiquity

This volume focuses on the major issues and debates in the study of Jews and Judaism in late antiquity (3^rd to 7^th c. C.E.), providing cutting-edge surveys of the state of scholarship, main topics and research questions, methodological approaches, and avenues for future research.

Author: Catherine Hezser
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/24/2024
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.43lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9781138241220

About the Author

Catherine Hezser is Professor of Jewish Studies at SOAS, University of London. After her Habilitation in Jewish Studies at the Free University Berlin she taught at Trinity College Dublin, University of Oslo, and SOAS, University of London, and was a research professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has published numerous books and articles on Jews and Judaism in antiquity, with a focus on social history and daily life, the Talmud Yerushalmi, and Jews within the context of Graeco-Roman and Byzantine-Christian societies.