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Author:   Malka Simkovich
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781498542425

ISBN 10:   1498542425
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   12 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Problem of Jewish Universalism Part I: Biblical Prophetic Literature: Four Eschatological Relationships Between Israelites and Non-Israelites Chapter One: Three Models of Particularist Relationships in Prophetic Literature Chapter Two: Nation Alongside Nation in the Universal Worship of God Part II: Relationships Between Israelites and Gentiles Built on Biblical Models in the Greco-Roman Period, 334 bce–118 ce Chapter Three: Particularist Relationships in the Late Second Temple Period Chapter Four: The Universalized Worship Model in the Second Temple Period Part III: A Life in Common: The Rise of Ethical Universalist Literature in the First Century bce Chapter Five: Philo’s “Radical Allegorizers” Chapter Six: Ethical Universalism in the Late Second Temple Period Part IV: Summary and Implications of the Argument Bibliography

Reviews

This thoughtful and well-crafted book is a must-read for anyone seeking a roadmap through the much-vexed questions surrounding Biblical and late Second Temple conceptions of Jewish universalism. Simkovich first defines universalism and then systematically works through several distinct but often intertwined manifestations of it. With clarity and erudition, the author illuminates the complexity of key Biblical and post-Biblical texts and demonstrates that the same text could have both universalistic and particularistic reflexes. -- Joel S. Kaminsky, Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies, Smith College This is a fascinating study, in which the author connects the dots between late Biblical and Prophetic and Jewish-Hellenistic writings in order to draw a picture of an emerging Jewish universalism in antiquity. -- Gerbern S. Oegema, McGill University

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Malka Simkovich is a visiting assistant professor of Jewish studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

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