Letters from home : the creation of diaspora in Jewish antiquity / Malka Z. Simkovich.
| Author/creator | Simkovich, Malka Z. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xiii, 214 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Creation of diaspora in Jewish antiquity |
| Contents | Sacred writings and the question of exile -- "A letter they did not send us" : an early case study of Judea-diaspora relations -- The Judean invention of the diaspora -- The Hellenistic strategies of Jewish letter writers -- "Open your heart to His law" : Judean letters to Egypt in 2 Maccabees 1:1-2:18 -- "For those living abroad who wish to gain learning" : the transformations of Esther and Ben Sira into Judean correspondence -- "There is open shame upon us" : fantasies of exile in the letter of Baruch -- "A sign of friendship and love" : fantasies of Judea in the letter of Aristeas -- "Boundless and immeasurable Earth" : the prayers of 3 Maccabees. |
| Abstract | "Investigates rhetorical strategies Egyptian and Judean Jews used in their writings about life outside the Land of Israel, charting the development of the contested idea of diaspora and the making and breaking of boundaries that took place within Jewish letters of the Hellenistic era"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024006027 |
| ISBN | 9781646022755 |
| ISBN | 9781646022748 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1646022742 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1646022750 paperback |
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