Catherine Hezser

Jewish Literacy in Roman Palestine

[Der jüdische Gebrauch der Schrift in der römischen Antike. Von Catherine Hezser.]
2001. IX, 557 pages.
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-158758-0
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Summary
Catherine Hezser presents a comprehensive study of Jewish literacy in antiquity. She elucidates similarities and differences between the ancient Jewish and Graeco-Roman use of writing and follows recent social-anthropological approaches to literacy, focusing on the social contexts and purposes of writing.

Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism (TSAJ)