{"product_id":"9780415049726","title":"Jews Among Pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire","description":"The religious life within and around the Roman Empire, and the context into which Christianity emerged and where it spread, provides a topic of the widest interest. Yet this context was not that of a completely pagan world, for Judaism was already firmly established and continued as a vigorous contender in the field throughout the first four centuries after the death of Christ - a fact not always well recognized. Historically, Christianity's relationship with Judaism continued to be intimate but ambivalent long after their separation. This has distorted scholarly perceptions right down to our own day, when the religious history of the period still tends to be written from a Christianizing perspective. The suggestion of this book is that we can and should reassess, from a more neutral position, how the competition between these three religions influenced the development of each of them. \"The Jews Among Pagans and Christians\" offers a model of this complex area by drawing on a variety of types of material and method. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers of classics, ancient history, Jewish studies, theology and religious studies.","brand":"Judith Lieu, John North, Tessa Rajak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771371577662,"sku":"9780415049726","price":6856.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780415049726_187961da-35f5-45f3-8ee1-2996197cb997.jpg?v=1707251554","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780415049726","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}