"The Jewish-Greek tradition represents an arguably distinctive strand of Judaism characterized by use of the Greek language and interest in Hellenism. This volume traces the Jewish encounter with Greek culture from the earliest points of contact in...
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"The Jewish-Greek tradition represents an arguably distinctive strand of Judaism characterized by use of the Greek language and interest in Hellenism. This volume traces the Jewish encounter with Greek culture from the earliest points of contact in antiquity to the end of the Byzantine Empire. It honors Nicholas de Lange, whose distinguished work brought recognition to an undeservedly neglected field, in part by dispelling the common belief that Jewish-Greek culture largely disappeared after 100 CE. The authors examine literature, archaeology, and biblical translations, such as the Septuagint, in order to illustrate the substantial exchange of language and ideas. The Jewish-Greek Tradition in Antiquity and the Byzantine Empire demonstrates the enduring significance of the tradition and will be an essential handbook for anyone interested in Jewish studies, biblical studies, ancient and Byzantine history, or the Greek language"-- 2.3 Judaism-Hellenism: retrospectChapter 3 The Jewish experience in Byzantium; Chapter 4 Jews and Jewish communities in the Balkans and the Aegean until the twelfth century; Survey of Jews and Jewish communities; 1 Dalmatia; 2 Moesia; 3 Thrace; 4 Macedonia; 5 Epiros, Acarnania, Aetolia and Phocis; 6 Thessaly and Phtiotis; 7 Attica and Boeotia; 8 Peloponnese; 9 Ionian islands; 10 Aegean islands (Greece); 11 Crete; 12 Cyprus; 13 Unknown location; Summary of findings; Part II Historiography; Chapter 5 Origen and the Jews: Jewish-Greek and Jewish-Christian relations; I; II; III. 3 The notion of a 'calque language variety': Sociolinguistics in the realm of philology4 Internal variation in BJG and its pragmatic meaning; 5 The morphology of BJG as a calque language variety; 6 Lexicon of BJG as a calque language variety; 7 Phonetics of BJG as a calque language variety; 8 Production vs. reception of BJG; 9 Conclusions: the myths of 'low BJG' and 'conservative JG'; Part IV Culture; Chapter 11 Philo's knowledge of Hebrew; Alexandria; Philo; The etymologies; Catching Philo out; Chapter 12 The plain and laughter; Chapter 13 Jewish archaeology and art in antiquity; Delos. Cover; Half-title; Frontispiece; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I History; Chapter 2 Jews and Graeco-Roman culture; 1 From Alexander the Great to 70 CE; 1.1 Palestine from Alexander to Pompey; 1.2 The religious schools of the period; 1.3 Palestine from Pompey to 70 CE; 1.4 The diaspora until 70 CE; 1.5 Greek and Latin authors on Judaism; 1.6 Jewish-Greek literature; 2 From 70 CE to the Theodosian Code; 2.1 Palestine; 2.2 Diaspora. Chapter 6 Jewish-Greek studies in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century GermanyThe 'decline' of Christian interest in Jewish studies and the revival in Hellenistic thought; The beginning of Judaeo-Greek studies and the Wissenschaft des Judentums; Postlegomena; Part III Greek Bible and language; Chapter 7 The origins of the Septuagint; The Letter of Aristeas; Ignoring Aristeas: the needs of the Jewish community; Some concluding thoughts; Chapter 8 The language of the Septuagint and Jewish-Greek identity; The Greek of the Septuagint; Theories on the language situation. The eclectic Greek of the SeptuagintThe social setting of the translators; Chapter 9 Afterlives of the Septuagint; Fragments of a medieval Jewish version; Towards a textual profile of Fb; Textual variants; Hexaplaric readings; Cognate glosses; Independent glosses; The textual character of Fb; Chapter 10 Medieval and Early Modern Judaeo-Greek biblical translations; 1 Linguistic approaches to Medieval and Modern biblical Judaeo-Greek; 2 Pragmatics of Medieval and Early Modern BJG translations.
