Israel and Its Heirs in Late Antiquity

This Element explores constructions of Israelite identity among Jewish, Samaritan Israelites, and Christian authors in Late Antiquity. It makes various conclusions about the construction of ethnic identity, including the inadequacy of treating descent claims as the sine qua non of ethnicity and role played in any vision of ethnic identity.

List of contents

1. Jewish Constructions of Israelite Identity in Late Antiquity; 2. Samaritan Israelite Constructions of Israelite Identity in Late Antiquity; 3. Christian Constructions of Israelite Identity in Late Antiquity; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Tobolowsky, Andrew (College of William and Mary Tobolowsky
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009392914
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0939291-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Israel, RELIGION / General, Religion: general, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Relating to Christian people and groups, Relating to Jewish people and groups, BCE to c 500 CE, c 1000 to c 500 BCE (Italian period of Antiquity)