Books by Elias J Bickerman
The Jews In The Greek Age
by Elias J Bickerman
This book is important because so much of Jewish spirituality and sensitivity, which is taken for granted by early Christians, actually formed in this period. Bickerman has the commanding grasp of a lifelong expert. He is well aware of all the scholarly disputes about how far Greeks were touched by Jewish culture. This is his reflection on the question and it is beautifully written.
Interviews where books by Elias J Bickerman were recommended
The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World, recommended by Robin Lane Fox
Cultural and philosophical changes that occurred in late antiquity are essential to our understanding of the world today, but few us know much about that period. Historian Robin Lane Fox recommends the best books to read to get a good sense of late antiquity.
