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Biography of Lee I. Levine
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Biography of Lee I. Levine ix
- Publications of Lee I. Levine xii
- Abbreviations xxv
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Part 1 Hellenism, Christianity, and Judaism
- Hellenism and Judaism before and after World War II: Two Case Studies—A. D. Momigliano and E. J. Bickerman 3
- The Name of the Ruse: The Toss of a Ring to Save Life and Honor 25
- Jesus and the Galilean Am ha-Aretz: A Reconsideration of an Old Problem 37
- Hellenism and Judaism: Fluid Boundaries 53
- Porphyry on Judaism: Some Observations 71
- The Bishops of Sepphoris: Christianity and Synagogue Iconography in the Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centu 85
- The Humanistic Evaluation of Religion 101
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Part 2 Art and Archaeology: Jerusalem and Galilee
- The Observance of Ritual Purity after 70 c.e.: A Reevaluation of the Evidence in Light of Recent Archaeological Discoveries 121
- The Tomb of Jason Reconsidered 145
- The Hippo-Stadium /Amphitheater in Jerusalem 163
- Aramaic Ostraca of the Late Second Temple Period from a Farmhouse North of Jerusalem 177
- An “Encore” on the Bar Kochba Tetradrachm: A Re-vision of Interpretation 189
- Burial Practices in Beth Sheʿarim and the Question of Dating the Patriarchal Necropolis 207
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Part 3 The Rabbis
- Abbaye’s Family Origins: A Study in Rabbinic Genealogy 235
- The Miracle of the Septuagint in Ancient Rabbinic and Christian Literature 241
- The Rabbinic Class Revisited: Rabbis as Judges in Later Roman Palestine 255
- Rabbis, Preachers, and Aggadists: An Aspect of Jewish Culture in Third- and Fourth-Century Palestine 275
- Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and Babylonia: Ties and Tensions 297
- The Religious Orientation of Non-Rabbis in Second-Century Palestine: A Rabbinic Perspective 319
- Martyrdom, the Middle Way, and Mediocrity (Genesis Rabbah 82:8) 343
- Sinai—Mountain and Desert: The Desert Geography and Theology of the Rabbis and Desert Fathers 355
- Rabbinic and Roman Honor and Deference: Y. Berakot 5.1, 9a, and Y. Bikkurim 3.3, 65c–d 375
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Part 4 The Ancient Synagogue
- The Dura-Europos Synagogue Wall Paintings: A Question of Origin and Interpretation 403
- Priests and Purity in the Dura-Europos Synagogue 421
- The Problem of the Scarcity of Synagogues from 70 to ca. 250 c.e.: The Case of Synagogue 1 at Nabratein (2nd–3rd Century 435
- The Synagogue as Foe in Early Christian Literature 449
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Biography of Lee I. Levine ix
- Publications of Lee I. Levine xii
- Abbreviations xxv
-
Part 1 Hellenism, Christianity, and Judaism
- Hellenism and Judaism before and after World War II: Two Case Studies—A. D. Momigliano and E. J. Bickerman 3
- The Name of the Ruse: The Toss of a Ring to Save Life and Honor 25
- Jesus and the Galilean Am ha-Aretz: A Reconsideration of an Old Problem 37
- Hellenism and Judaism: Fluid Boundaries 53
- Porphyry on Judaism: Some Observations 71
- The Bishops of Sepphoris: Christianity and Synagogue Iconography in the Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centu 85
- The Humanistic Evaluation of Religion 101
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Part 2 Art and Archaeology: Jerusalem and Galilee
- The Observance of Ritual Purity after 70 c.e.: A Reevaluation of the Evidence in Light of Recent Archaeological Discoveries 121
- The Tomb of Jason Reconsidered 145
- The Hippo-Stadium /Amphitheater in Jerusalem 163
- Aramaic Ostraca of the Late Second Temple Period from a Farmhouse North of Jerusalem 177
- An “Encore” on the Bar Kochba Tetradrachm: A Re-vision of Interpretation 189
- Burial Practices in Beth Sheʿarim and the Question of Dating the Patriarchal Necropolis 207
-
Part 3 The Rabbis
- Abbaye’s Family Origins: A Study in Rabbinic Genealogy 235
- The Miracle of the Septuagint in Ancient Rabbinic and Christian Literature 241
- The Rabbinic Class Revisited: Rabbis as Judges in Later Roman Palestine 255
- Rabbis, Preachers, and Aggadists: An Aspect of Jewish Culture in Third- and Fourth-Century Palestine 275
- Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and Babylonia: Ties and Tensions 297
- The Religious Orientation of Non-Rabbis in Second-Century Palestine: A Rabbinic Perspective 319
- Martyrdom, the Middle Way, and Mediocrity (Genesis Rabbah 82:8) 343
- Sinai—Mountain and Desert: The Desert Geography and Theology of the Rabbis and Desert Fathers 355
- Rabbinic and Roman Honor and Deference: Y. Berakot 5.1, 9a, and Y. Bikkurim 3.3, 65c–d 375
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Part 4 The Ancient Synagogue
- The Dura-Europos Synagogue Wall Paintings: A Question of Origin and Interpretation 403
- Priests and Purity in the Dura-Europos Synagogue 421
- The Problem of the Scarcity of Synagogues from 70 to ca. 250 c.e.: The Case of Synagogue 1 at Nabratein (2nd–3rd Century 435
- The Synagogue as Foe in Early Christian Literature 449