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OverviewIn the generation after Constantine the Great elevated Christianity to a dominant position in the Roman Empire, his nephew, the Emperor Julian, sought to reinstate the old gods to their former place of prominence—in the face of intense opposition from the newly powerful Christian church. In early 363 c.e., while living in Syrian Antioch, Julian redoubled his efforts to hellenize the Roman Empire by turning to an unlikely source: the Jews. With a war against Persia on the horizon, Julian thought it crucial that all Romans propitiate the true gods and gain their favor through proper practice. To convince his people, he drew on Jews, whom he characterized as Judeans, using their scriptures, institutions, practices, and heroes sometimes as sources for his program and often as models to emulate. In The Specter of the Jews, Ari Finkelstein examines Julian’s writings and views on Jews as Judeans, a venerable group whose religious practices and values would help delegitimize Christianity and, surprisingly, shape a new imperial Hellenic pagan identity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ari FinkelsteinPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520298729ISBN 10: 0520298721 Pages: 235 Publication Date: 06 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Emperor Julian’s Jewish Gambit 1. Julian’s Hellenizing Program and the Jews 2. Setting the Stage: Hellenes, Christians, and Jews in Cosmopolitan Antioch 3. Hebrews, Jews, and Judeans: Julian’s Ethnographic Arguments and His Hellenizing Campaign 4. Propitiating the Gods, Saving the Empire: The Place of Jewish Sacrifice in Emperor Julian’s Hellenizing Program 5. A Priestly Nation: Th e Jewish Priesthood as a Model for Julian’s Priestly Program 6. Th e God of Jerusalem and His Temple: Fixing the Jewish God in Julian’s Cosmos 7. Creating and Maintaining Hellenic Places in Antioch Conclusions: Antioch in the Aftermath of Julian Appendix: The Letter to the Community of the Jews Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAri Finkelstein is Associate Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati, where he works as a historian of Jews and Judaism in the antique and late antique Greco-Roman world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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