Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt

Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt PDF Author: William Horbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521418706
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Book Description
This book collects all known Jewish inscriptions in Egypt between the third century BC and the sixth century AD. The entry on each inscription provides text, translation, bibliography and commentary. Hitherto, it has been necessary to refer to an older collection (1952, but essentially pre-war) together with a separately published revision (1964), with very limited indexing. Here the aim has been to include inscriptions not in the earlier collection, to bring together the necessary information on each inscription, and to supply full indexing. The inscriptions form a vivid primary source for Jewish history and religion.