From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third Edition by
history and development of Judaism between 164 BCE to 300 CE.
Historical Fictions and Hellenistic Jewish Identity : Third Maccabees in its cultural context by
Surveying so-called Jewish novels, including the Letter of Aristeas, 2 Maccabees, Esther, Daniel, Judith, Tobit, Josephus's account of Alexander's visit to Jerusalem and of the Tobiads, Artapanus, and Joseph and Aseneth, she demonstrates that the use of historical fiction in these texts does not constitute a uniform genre.
3 Maccabees by
includes a fresh translation of the Greek text of Alexandrinus, an introduction, a section by section commentary replete with cross-references to ancient literature and citations of modern scholarship, a bibliography, and indices.
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