Betsy Halpern-Amaru. The Perspective from Mt. Sinai: The Book of Jubilees and Exodus. Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements 21. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015. 192 pp.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0364009418000557
Abstract: “iconic” value even if ancient Jewish writers failed to relate to it directly as a textual authority. I believe that this is a significant point that should be developed further. To restate the case, readers… read more here.
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Michael E. Stone. Secret Groups in Ancient Judaism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. 176 pp.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0364009419000138
Abstract: is right and Philo stayed at least three years in Rome (38–41 CE) and possibly wrote a large part of his oeuvre there, this would enhance our otherwise fragmentary picture of Roman Judaism of the… read more here.
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