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Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in the Roman World

Download or Read eBook Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in the Roman World PDF written by Yair Furstenberg and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in the Roman World
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9789004321694
ISBN-13 : 9004321691
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Book Synopsis Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in the Roman World by : Yair Furstenberg

Book excerpt: Jews and Christians under the Roman Empire shared a unique sense of community. Set apart from their civic and cultic surroundings, both groups resisted complete assimilation into the dominant political and social structures. However, Jewish communities differed from their Christian counterparts in their overall patterns of response to the surrounding challenges. They exhibit diverse levels of integration into the civic fabric of the cities of the Empire and display contrary attitudes towards the creation of trans-local communal networks. The variety of local case studies examined in this volume offers an integrated image of the multiple factors, both internal and external, which determined the role of communal identity in creating a sense of belonging among Jews and Christians under Imperial constraints.


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