Jewish identity and politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: groups, normativity, and rituals ; [based on pape…
by Eckhardt, Benedikt, Conference on "Groups, Normativity, and Rituals. Jewish Identity and Politics Between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba", Münster)
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The 300 years between the beginning of Maccabean resistance against Seleucid rule and the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt were formative for the development of Jewish identity in antiquity. The frequent political changes (from Seleucid to Hasmonean, Herodian and Roman rule) present…
The 300 years between the beginning of Maccabean resistance against Seleucid rule and the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt were formative for the development of Jewish identity in antiquity. The frequent political changes (from Seleucid to Hasmonean, Herodian and Roman rule) present…