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- Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Part I Jewish Emotional Resistance to Gentile Power-Over in the Greco-Roman Diaspora
- Part II Jewish Emotion Discourse in Response to Divine Power-Over
- Part III The Dead Sea Sect As Emotional Community
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Primary Source Index
- Modern Author Index
- Subject Index
Introduction - Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
Emotion Discourses and Jewish Feelings of Power
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 June 2021
- Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism
- Part I Jewish Emotional Resistance to Gentile Power-Over in the Greco-Roman Diaspora
- Part II Jewish Emotion Discourse in Response to Divine Power-Over
- Part III The Dead Sea Sect As Emotional Community
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Primary Source Index
- Modern Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
What, exactly, made someone “Jewish” in antiquity? How did Jews differ from each other and from the world around them? The typical answer focuses on sets of beliefs and practices. Jews worshipped one God and observed rules and rituals as part of their religious devotion, with different groups offering distinct interpretations of both God and religious praxis. According to this view, these beliefs and practices served to provide meaning and construct boundaries, thus constituting a distinctive group who were loyal to what would become known as “Judaism.”
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- Power and Emotion in Ancient JudaismCommunity and Identity in Formation, pp. 1 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021