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Respect for Judaism by Gentiles according to Josephus

Cohen, Shaye J. D.·1987·Harvard Theological Review
DOI 10.1017/s0017816000023762
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Although conversion to Judaism in antiquity has been studied many times, the subject remains elusive. This essay is not a historical study of either ancient philo-Judaism or the relations between Jews and Gentiles in antiquity, but a historiographical study of one of the major bodies of relevant evidence, the writings of Josephus. I hope to answer two sets of questions. First, how does Josephus understand respect for Judaism by Gentiles? What forms does this respect take and what terminology is used to describe them? Second, what is Josephus's attitude towards respect for Judaism by Gentiles? Does his attitude change from his earliest works to his latest?

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  • Gentiles who supported Jews were considered better than those who did not.

    “However, Gentiles who supported Jews were considered better than those who did not (S.J.D. Cohen 1987).”

    From Nomos and the Dispute in Galatians 2: A Case of Conflicting By-Laws (2023) · cites this paper as S.J.D. Cohen 1987

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Authors
Cohen, S. J. D.
Affiliations
Jewish Theological Seminary (US)
Corresponding author
Cohen, Shaye J. D.
ORCID
Cohen, Shaye J. D.
Venue
Harvard Theological Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1987-10
Volume
80
Issue
4
Pages
409-430
ISSN
  • 0017-8160 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-4517
DOI
10.1017/s0017816000023762
OpenAlex
W2895156727
Cited by
139
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 40 · 2023: 29 · 2020: 16 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
25.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 8653 d)
Locations
Harvard Theological Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Classical Antiquity Studies
Keywords
Josephus, Gentiles, conversion to Judaism, Jews and Gentiles, historiography, Jewish-Gentile relations

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