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Encyclopedia of Religious and Philosophical Writings in Late Antiquity
Pagan, Judaic, Christian
Editors in Chief Jacob Neusner, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Alan J. Avery-Peck, the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
Biographical note
Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University and Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He holds sixteen honorary degrees and academic medals.
Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. He is, along with Jacob Neusner and William S. Green, editor of the Encyclopaedia of Judaism (second revised edition, Brill, 2006).
Contributors are forty-five of the top scholars in North America, Europe, Australia, and Israel in the fields of ancient religion and philosophy.
Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. He is, along with Jacob Neusner and William S. Green, editor of the Encyclopaedia of Judaism (second revised edition, Brill, 2006).
Contributors are forty-five of the top scholars in North America, Europe, Australia, and Israel in the fields of ancient religion and philosophy.
Editorial Board
Consulting EditorWilliam Scott Green
EditorsRobert Berchman, Bruce Chilton, George W.E. Nickelsburg, Gary G. Porton
Associate Editors Francesca Calabi, Alan Crown, Paul V.M. Flesher
Contributing EditorsLouis Feldman, Ithamar Gruenwald
EditorsRobert Berchman, Bruce Chilton, George W.E. Nickelsburg, Gary G. Porton
Associate Editors Francesca Calabi, Alan Crown, Paul V.M. Flesher
Contributing EditorsLouis Feldman, Ithamar Gruenwald
Readership
General readers as well as scholars interested in religion and philosophy in late antiquity
Reviews
'...a worthwile addition to a the reference collection of research libraries, and a useful complement to other encyclopedias of late antiquity. Recommended. Upper level undergraduates through faculty/resarchers; general readers.
J. Schott, Choice, July 2008
'The treatments of each text are centrist, succint and balanced. ...the strength of the volume arises from the broad spectrum of texts brought together, which outstrips the specialized knowledge of any single scholar. ... a helpful volume...'
Paul Foster, Expository Times, June 2008
'...a useful reference tool... The treatment of the works that are included is usually of high quality. '
Christoph Stenschke, Religion and Theology, Volume 16, 2009
J. Schott, Choice, July 2008
'The treatments of each text are centrist, succint and balanced. ...the strength of the volume arises from the broad spectrum of texts brought together, which outstrips the specialized knowledge of any single scholar. ... a helpful volume...'
Paul Foster, Expository Times, June 2008
'...a useful reference tool... The treatment of the works that are included is usually of high quality. '
Christoph Stenschke, Religion and Theology, Volume 16, 2009
Table of contents
Preface
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Dictionary A-Z
Index of Ancient Authors
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Dictionary A-Z
Index of Ancient Authors
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