Encyclopedia of religious and philosophical writings in late antiquity; pagan, Judaic, Christian

Reference & Research Book News, Feb, 2008

Encyclopedia of religious and philosophical writings in late antiquity; pagan, Judaic, Christian.

Ed. by Jacob Neusner and Alan J. Avery-Peck.

BRILL

2007

467 pages

$299.00

Hardcover

BL31

Scholars mostly from the US describe religious and philosophical writing in the Mediterranean region from the fourth century BCE to the sixth century CE. They present the current consensus on each document's authorship, provenance, and importance to understanding the religious community from which it emerged and to which it contributed. Many of the texts are germane to mature Greco-Roman paganism and early Judaism and Christianity. Where relevant, modern translations are identified.

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