Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
ISBN 13 | 9780190062507 |
ISBN 10 | 0190062509 |
Author | Jonathan Klawans |
Book Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Book Description | It is commonly asserted that heresy is a Christian invention that emerged in late antiquity as Christianity distinguished itself from Judaism. Heresy, Forgery, Novelty clearly defines these three important terms in the study of ancient Judaism and ea |
About the Author | Jonathan Klawans is Professor of Religion at Boston University. He is the author of Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism (OUP 2000), Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple (OUP 2005), and Josephus and the Theologies of Ancient Judaism (OUP 2012). He is also co-editor of the forthcoming Jewish Annotated Apocrypha. |
Publication Date | 2019-10-14 |
Number of Pages | 240 pages |
Heresy, Forgery, Novelty: Condemning, Denying, and Asserting Innovation in Ancient Judaism