Early Judaism- A Comprehensive Overview

stand as they were published in theDictionary.We have also pulled from

theDictionarythe alphabetical entries on Philo and Josephus. Together, we

believe, these essays provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview

of Judaism in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods.

Since some of the essays have been coauthored, we would like to indi-

cate the division of labor. In the essay “Jewish History from Alexander to

Hadrian,” Chris Seeman wrote the section “From Alexander to Pompey”

and Adam Marshak the section “From Pompey to Hadrian.” In the essay

on Philo, Greg Sterling write the “Overview” and “Achievement” sections;

David Runia, the section onQuestions and Answers on Genesis and Exodus;

Maren Niehoff, the sections on theAllegorical CommentaryandExposition

of the Law;and Annewies van den Hoek, the section on “Apologetic Trea-

tises.” In the essay on Josephus, Steve Mason wrote the following sections:

the introduction,Vita, Jewish Antiquities,and “New Approaches”; James

McLaren write the section on theJewish War,and John Barclay, the one on

Against Apion.It is our hope that it will serve the interests of both students

and scholars.

John J. Collins

Daniel C. Harlow

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