The Other Judaisms of Late Antiquity: Second Edition

In The Other Judaisms of Late Antiquity the late Alan F. Segal is at his very best. This reissued and expanded edition—now containing his celebrated "Heavenly Ascent in Hellenistic Judaism, Early Christianity, and Their Environment"—delineates the variegated nature of both Judaism and Christianity in their formative periods. As Segal demonstrates, it is more accurate to speak of Judaisms and Christianities. Through his deft deployment of social-scientific methods and due attention to Jewish...