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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Heretical Hellenism Heretical Hellenism Shanyn Fiske "The prevailing assumption regarding the Victorians' relationship to ancient Greece is that Greek knowledge constituted an exclusive discourse within elite male domains. Heretical Hellenism: Women Wr… OL11938188W
Jewish exegesis and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria Jewish exegesis and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria Maren Niehoff "Systematically reading Jewish exegesis in light of Homeric scholarship, this book argues that more than 2000 years ago Alexandrian Jews developed critical and literary methods of Bible interpretatio… OL16001939W
Scrolls of Manetho Scrolls of Manetho Monte Plaisance Scrolls of Manetho is one of the newest books by Monte Plaisance and will soon prove to be a classic work of ancient magical texts. In this book, Plaisance takes over 10 years of research and practi… OL16678196W
The Hellenistic world from Alexander to the Roman conquest The Hellenistic world from Alexander to the Roman conquest M. M. Austin The aim of this book is to collect in one volume a substantial and representative selection of ancient sources in translation, with commentary, on the history, institutions, society and economic life… OL17942595W
Politische Geschichte (Provinzen und Randvölker: Mesopotamien, Armenien, Iran, Südarabien, Rom und … Politische Geschichte (Provinzen und Randvölker: Mesopotamien, Armenien, Iran, Südarabien, Rom und … Hildegard Temporini,Wolfgang Haase 2 volumes : 25 cm OL18820010W
Light from the Gentiles Light from the Gentiles Abraham J. Malherbe Rather than viewing the Graeco-Roman world as the "background" against which early Christian texts should be read, Abraham J. Malherbe saw the ancient Mediterranean world as a rich ecology of diverse… OL20957469W
Iesus deus Iesus deus M. David Litwa "What does it mean for Jesus to be 'deified' in early Christian literature? Early Christians did not simply assert Jesus' divinity; in their literature, they depicted Jesus with the specific and wide… OL20957494W
Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Margaret Killingray Discusses the civilization of the ancient Greeks who were the first to develop a democratic way of life. OL24733802W
Doubt and dogmatism Doubt and dogmatism Myles Burnyeat,Jonathan Barnes,Malcolm Schofield xii, 342 pages ; 23 cm OL36871881W
Greek Literature and the Roman Empire Greek Literature and the Roman Empire Tim Whitmarsh xiv, 377 p. ; 22 cm OL6030703W
Ancient fragments, containing what remains of the writings of Sanchoniatho, Berossus, Abydenus, Meg… Ancient fragments, containing what remains of the writings of Sanchoniatho, Berossus, Abydenus, Meg… Isaac Preston Cory A veritable treasure trove of obscure texts from ancient authors presented with original language (either ancient Greek or Latin) next to the English translation. OL6933383W
Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities John Bartlett Articles examine the city of Jerusalem and other Jewish communities of the Mediterranean diaspora, as reflected in the writings of Luke, Josephus and Philo. Topics covered include social identity, ev… OL8094596W