TY - BOOK ID - 32531776 TI - Art, history, and the historiography of Judaism in Roman antiquity PY - 2014 SN - 9789004309616 9789004238169 9789004238176 9004238166 9004238174 1306027985 9781306027984 PB - Leiden, Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, DB - UniCat KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Architecture, Ancient KW - Judaism KW - Fouilles (Archéologie) KW - Architecture antique KW - Judaïsme KW - Historiography. KW - Historiographie KW - Israel KW - Israël KW - Antiquities KW - Antiquités KW - 296 "00/07" KW - 296*84 KW - Judaïsme. Jodendom--?"00/07" KW - Relatie jodendom: klassieke cultuur KW - 296*84 Relatie jodendom: klassieke cultuur KW - Jews KW - Religions KW - Semites KW - Religion KW - Historiography UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32531776 AB - Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam. The essays assembled here range from the “thick description” of Josephus’s portrayal of Bezalel son of Uri as a Roman architect through the inscriptions of the Dura Europos synagogue, Jewish reflections on Caligula in color, the polychromy of the Jerusalem temple, new-old approaches to the zodiac, and to the Christian destruction of ancient synagogues. Taken together, these essays suggest a humane approach to the history of the Jews in an age of deep and long-lasting transitions—both in antiquity, and in our own time. This book is also available in paperback. "Taken as a whole, Fine’s book exhibits the value of bridging disciplines. The historiographical segments integrated throughout this volume offer essential insights that will inform any student of Roman and late antiquity." Yael Wilfand, Hebrew University , Review of Biblical Literature, 2014. ER -