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9789004227903
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The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World
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Dorot 'Olam (Generations of the Ages), written by Abraham ibn Daud of Toledo (c. 1110-1180) is one of the most influential historical works of medieval Hebrew literature. This edition shows how the work asserts the superiority of rabbinic Judaism and the central role of Iberia for the Jewish past, presence, and future
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Jews in Andalusia: Oppressed or Living in a 'Golden Age'?; 2. Just How Iberian Were Iberian Jews?; 3. Was There a Medieval Jewish Historiography?; PART ONE. INTRODUCTION; Chapter One. Ibn Daud and His Writings; 1. Historical-Cultural Setting; 2. The Author; 3. Ibn Daud's Writings; 4. Dorot 'Olam; Chapter Two. Sources; 1. Complications: Shared Use of Texts, Symbols, and Methodologies; 2. Jewish Sources; 3. Christian Sources; 4. Islamic Sources; Chapter Three. The Argument of Dorot 'Olam; 1. Modern Readings
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2. Messianic or Not? Errors, Blunders, and Contradictions in Dorot 'Olam3. Principles of Political Leadership; 4. Rome and Its Connections to Iberia; 5. The Early Church in Dorot 'Olam; 6. The Hispanization of Jewish History; Chapter Four. The Early Modern Fascination with Dorot 'Olam; 1. Divrey Malkhey Yisra'el; 2. Zikhron Divrey Romi; 3. The Midrash on Zechariah; Chapter Five. Preface to the Critical Edition; 1. The Manuscripts of the Hebrew Text; 2. Printed Hebrew Editions; 3. Bilingual Editions and Translations; 4. The Hebrew Text of This Edition; 5. The English Translation and Commentary
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SiglaPART TWO. DOROT 'OLAM; The Chronicle of Rome from the Day of Its Foundation to the Rise of the Kingdom of Ishmael; The Beginnings of Rome until Brutus; The Reign of Julius Caesar; From Augustus to Hadrian; The Rebellion of the Sons of Koziva; From Hadrian to Diocletian; The Emergence of Christianity; The Christianization of Spain; The Rise of Islam and Christianity in Spain; The History of the Kings of Israel in the Second Temple Period; Introductory Remarks; Alexander the Great; Ptolemy and the Septuagint; The Early Rule of Antiochus; The Beginning of the Maccabean Revolt
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The Purification of the TempleJudah ben Mattathias Fights Antiochus; Death of Antiochus; Dedication of the Temple; More Wars; Eleazar Dies; Judah's Treaty with Nicanor; Death of King Judah; The Rule of Jonathan and Simon; Hyrcanus and Ptolemy; Hyrcanus and Antiochus Pius; Hyrcanus and the Cutheans; Hyrcanus and the Pharisees; Aristobulus the First; Alexander Yannai and the Pharisees; Alexander's Death; The Rule of Alexandra; The Death of Alexandra; Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II; The Rise of Antipater I; Hyrcanus and Honi ha-Me'aggel (the Circle-Drawer); Popmey [Pompey] and Aristobulus
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Hyrcanus and AntipaterPopmey [Pompey] Conquers Jerusalem; Hyrcanus Fights Alexander and Gabinius; Aristobulus Fights Gabinius; Julius Caesar; The Death of Aristobulus; Herod and Hezekiah; Herod before the Sanhedrin; The Death of Julius Caesar; The Intrigues of Herod and Antigonus; Herod ben Antipater and Mark Antony; Herod Defends the Temple and Assassinates Antigonus; Hyrcanus Returns to Jerusalem; Hyrcanus' Death; Aristobulus and Alexandra; The Death of Aristobulus; Herod and Octavian Augustus; Herod and Mariamne; Mariamne's Death; Herod Rebuilds the Temple
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Herod and His Sons Alexander and Aristobulus
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004248151
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004227903
Additional Edition:
Print version Abraham Ibn Daud's Dorot 'Olam (Generations of the Ages) : A Critical Edition and Translation of Zikhron Divrey Romi, Divrey Malkhey Yisra?el, and the Midrash on Zechariah
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