Ancient Israel and Ancient Greece: Religion, Politics, and Culture

by John Pairman Brown

Overview

The Israelites and the Greeks formed "the first free societies, cultivating rain-watered fields around a fortified citadel, recording their words about the human situation in a widely-accessible alphabetic script." With a keen eye for both comparisons and contrasts, John Pairman Brown investigates relationships between ancient Israel and Greece. In this intriguing and engaging work, he addresses historical, religious, linguistic, and cultural connections between these Mediterranean cultures. With erudition and humility, the author illuminates both Israelite and Greek writings and cultures. He brings a vast knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean and its languages to these studies, which will startle and entice the reader back to the ancient texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451411478
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	05/15/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	616 KB

Table of Contents

1. The Complementarity of Israel and Hellas
2. Divine Kingship, Civic Institutions, and Imperial Rule
3. The Mediterranean Seer and the Shaman
4. The Shifting Roles of Women
5. Paradise and the Forest of Lebanon
6. From Particularity to Universalism