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Fifteen Studies on Ancient Judaism and Jewish History

Fifteen Studies on Ancient Judaism and Jewish History, by Jacob Neusner. Jacob Neusner (1932-2016) was a prolific American scholar of Judaism. A Wikipedia entry ( Jacob Neusner ) describes his life and scholarly interests. The fifteen studies included below appeared in a variety of journals and books between the years 1963 and 1990, and constitute a tiny portion of his 900-odd publications. Additionally, the present document has links to Neusner's writings at Internet Archive and his articles at Encyclopaedia Iranica. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: "Some Aspects of the Economic and Political Life of Babylonian Jewry, Ca. 160-220 C. E.," from Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research, Vol. 31 (1963), pp. 165-196. The Conversions of Adiabene to Judaism and Christianity. This compilation, in 16 pdf pages, includes two articles by Neusner on Adiabene: "The Conversion of Adiabene to Judaism: A New Perspective," from Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 83, No. 1 (Mar., 1964), pp. 60-66; and "The Conversion of Adiabene to Christianity, Shorter Note," from Numen, Vol. 13, Fasc. 2 (Aug., 1966), pp. 144-150. At Internet Archive. "Judaism at Dura-Europos," from History

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