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Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition. Edited by Jürgen Zangenberg, Harold W. Attridge and Dale B. Martin. (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 210). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Pp. xv, 509. Hardback. € 124.00. ISBN 978-3-16-149044-6.

Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition. Edited by Jürgen... Review of Books / Journal for the Study of Judaism 41 (2010) 94-151 149 Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition. Edited by Jürgen Zangenberg, Harold W. Attridge and Dale B. Martin. (Wissenschaft- liche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 210). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Pp. xv, 509. Hardback. € 124.00. ISBN 978-3-16-149044-6. A vast chronological period, from the Iron Age to the early Muslim period, is dealt with in this collection of interdisciplinary essays, which tackles a broad vari- ety of geographical, historical, archeological, literary and epigraphical issues: five hundred pages enriched with maps, pictures and drawings, bibliography of rele- vant literature, and useful indexes including subjects, place names, persons, texts and ancient and modern authors. In the first section of the book, Sean Freyne deals with the meaning of con- cepts such as Hellenization defining it as “a process which not only introduced new cultural elements into an existing culture but seems also to have triggered internal processes of transformation and adaptation, a multiform process that unfolds on different levels, proceeding with various speeds and affecting social, economic and religious aspects.” It was the Phoenicians who first transmitted Greek cultural impulses in the region, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition. Edited by Jürgen Zangenberg, Harold W. Attridge and Dale B. Martin. (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 210). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Pp. xv, 509. Hardback. € 124.00. ISBN 978-3-16-149044-6.

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Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 41 (1): 149 – Jan 1, 2010
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0047-2212
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Review of Books / Journal for the Study of Judaism 41 (2010) 94-151 149 Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition. Edited by Jürgen Zangenberg, Harold W. Attridge and Dale B. Martin. (Wissenschaft- liche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 210). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Pp. xv, 509. Hardback. € 124.00. ISBN 978-3-16-149044-6. A vast chronological period, from the Iron Age to the early Muslim period, is dealt with in this collection of interdisciplinary essays, which tackles a broad vari- ety of geographical, historical, archeological, literary and epigraphical issues: five hundred pages enriched with maps, pictures and drawings, bibliography of rele- vant literature, and useful indexes including subjects, place names, persons, texts and ancient and modern authors. In the first section of the book, Sean Freyne deals with the meaning of con- cepts such as Hellenization defining it as “a process which not only introduced new cultural elements into an existing culture but seems also to have triggered internal processes of transformation and adaptation, a multiform process that unfolds on different levels, proceeding with various speeds and affecting social, economic and religious aspects.” It was the Phoenicians who first transmitted Greek cultural impulses in the region,

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