Table of Contents

PrefaceCh. 1Contacts between Jews and Non-Jews in the Land of Israel3Ch. 2The Strength of Judaism in the Diaspora45Ch. 3Official Anti-Jewish Bigotry: The Responses of Governments to the Jews84Ch. 4Popular Prejudice against Jews107Ch. 5Prejudice against Jews among Ancient Intellectuals123Ch. 6The Attractions of the Jews: Their Antiquity177Ch. 7The Attractions of the Jews: The Cardinal Virtues201Ch. 8The Attractions of the Jews: The Ideal Leader, Moses233Ch. 9The Success of Proselytism by Jews in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods288Ch. 10The Success of Jews in Winning "Sympathizers"342Ch. 11Proselytism by Jews in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Centuries383Ch. 12Conclusion416Abbreviations447Notes461Bibliography587Indexes621Names and Subjects646Geographical Place-Names662Greek, Latin, and Hebrew and Aramaic Words664Modern Scholars672

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Feldman is a world-class expert in the difficult but vitally important area of the intersection of Jewish and Gentile cultures in the Greco- Roman world. His encyclopedic knowledge of pagan, Jewish, and Christian writings of the period is nothing less than breathtaking. Scholars are deeply indebted to his writings, which are unfailingly accurate and unfailingly fair. Our ... debt to him is only increased by this latest exciting work. -- "John P. Meier, The Catholic University of America"

About the Author

Louis H. Feldman is Professor of Classics at Yeshiva University. Among his works is Josephus and Modern Scholarship (1937-1980).

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"The most comprehensive recent study of relations between Jew and Gentile in the ancient world. It will take its place with the classic works ... as an indispensable resource for the study of Judaism in the Hellenistic and Roman world."--John J. Collins, Journal of Biblical Literature