Diaspora Judaism in Turmoil, 116 17 Ce: Ancient Sources and Modern Insights (Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion, 6)

312 Pages·2005·25.37 MB·English

by  Miriam Pucci Ben Zeev

Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion 6
DIASPORA JUDAISM IN TURMOIL,
116/117 CE:
ANCIENT SOURCES AND MODERN INSIGHTS
BY
MIRIAM PUCCI BEN ZEEV
PEETERS
Leuven - Dudley, MA
2005
Diaspora Judaism in Turmoil^ 116/117 CE:
Ancient Sources and Modern...
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LC Control No.: 2004060194
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Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
Personal Name: Pucci Ben Zeev, Miriam, 1948-
Main Title: Diaspora Judaism in turmoil, 116/117 CE
ancient sources and modem insights / by
Miriam Pucci Ben Ze'ev.
Published/Created: Leuven ; Dudley, MA : Peeters, 2005.
Description: xi, 302 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9042916052 (alk. paper)
CALL NLIMBER: DS122.9 .P815 2005

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements VII
Abbreviations XIII
PARTI
ANCIENT SOURCES
1. Inscriptions 3
2. Papyri 15
3. Literary Sources 77
The Pagan Tradition 77
Christian Evidence 82
Rabbinic Sources 99
PART II
MODERN INSIGHTS
4. Background 123
5. The Chronological Framework 143
Introduction 143
The Literary Testimony 144
Appian 144
DioCassius 144
Eusebius: the Chronicon 146
Eusebius: the Historia Ecclesiastica 149
The Ostraca from Egypt 152
The End of the Uprising in Egypt . . . . . . .153
6. The Question of Eusebius' Sources 157
Dio Cassius . . .158
Arrian 161
Ariston of Pella 163
X CONTENTS
Bruttius 164
Appian 164
7. Egypt: New Dates, New Readings and New Interpreta
tions 167
New Dates for Undated Papyri 167
Eudaimonis' Fears 171
The Participation of "RutiUus" in the Fighting . . .174
The MiHtary Aspect 176
Confiscation of Jewish Property after the Revolt . .186
8. Mesopotamia 191
The Testimony of the Christian Sources 191
The Evidence of Dio/XiphiUnus on the revolt of "the
territories previously conquered" 194
Malalas 197
The Identity of the Rebels 202
Looking for the Sources Used by Dio and Eusebius . 203
The Revolt of "the Conquered Districts": Working
Hypotheses 207
The Background of Jewish Participation 209
The Chronological Aspect 212
9. Judaea 219
Introduction 219
Lusius Quietus' Mission to Judaea 220
Appointment 220
Military Forces 222
The End of His Mission 224
The Testimony of the Sources 227
Archaeology 227
Coins 227
Hippolytus 231
The Scriptores Historiae Augustae 232
Rabbinic Sources 234
The Epitaph of Tettius Crescens 244
Oriental Sources (V-XIII Centuries) 247
Judaea's Change of Status 250
Conclusions 256
CONTENTS XI
10. The Order, Possible Interrelations, and Achievements of
the Uprisings 259
Bibliography 267
Indexes Sources 291
Sources Cited 291
Inscriptions 291
Papyri 291
Literary Sources 293
Sources Discussed 295
Inscriptions 295
Papyri 295
Literary Sources 296
Geographical Names 297
Personal Names 299
Emperors 299
Roman MiUtary Forces 301
Selected Topics 301
ABBREVIATIONS
For the abbreviations used throughout this book, see MAnnee Philo-
logique
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
AAJR Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research
AI Africa Itaiiana
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature
B&O Bibbia e Oriente
BSAA Bulletin de la societe royale d'archeologie d'Alexandrie
CHJ Cambridge History of Judaism
CSCA California Studies in Classical Antiquity
EAug Revue des fitudes Augustiniennes
EJ Encyclopaedia Judaica
GLAJJ Greek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism
GSAJ Giornale della Societa Asiatica Itaiiana
HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual
lASH The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Proceed
ings
IVSLA Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
lEJ Israel Exploration Journal
JH Jewish History
JJS Journal of Jewish Studies
JQR Jewish Quarterly Review
JSJT Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
MGWJ Monatsschrift fiir Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Juden-
thums
MUB Melanges de I'Universite Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth
PAAJR Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research
SH Scripta Hierosolymitana
SVT Supplementum to Vetus Testamentum
ZWT Zeitschrift fiir Wissenschaftliche Theologie