| Was 70 Ce a Watershed in Jewish History?: On Jews and Judaism Before and After the Destruction of the Second Temple Contributor(s): Schwartz, Daniel R. (Editor), Weiss, Zeev (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004215344 ISBN-13: 9789004215344 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296.090 |
| LCCN: 2011038377 |
| Series: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (2.35 lbs) 564 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 CE, which put an end to sacrificial worship in Israel, is usually assumed to constitute a major caesura in Jewish history. But how important was it? What really changed due to 70? What, in contrast, was already changing before 70 or remained basically - or "virtually" -- unchanged despite it? How do the Diaspora, which was long used to Temple-less Judaism, and early Christianity, which was born around the same time, fit in? This Scholion Library volume presents twenty papers given at an international conference in Jerusalem in which scholars assessed the significance of 70 for their respective fields of specialization, including Jewish liturgy, law, literature, magic, art, institutional history, and early Christianity. |