Identity and Territory: Jewish Perceptions of Space in Antiquity 9780520966789

Throughout history, the relationship between Jews and their land has been a vibrant, much-debated topic within the Jewis

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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1. From Judah to Israel: Territory and Identity
2. Borders, Space, and Identity in Second Temple Literature
3. From Earthly Land to Holy Land
4. Land of the Sages
5. Rabbinic Literature Confronts Nonrabbinic Jewish Culture and Christianity: The Question of Holy Spaces
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Places
Index of Sources
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects

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