Literature of the Jewish Diaspora (332 BCE-7th century CE)

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1. From Text to Tradition
   1. The Literature of the Hellenistic Diaspora
2. Historical surveys
   1. Louis H. Feldman. “Palestinian and Diaspora Judaism in the First Century.” Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: a Parallel History of their Origins and Early Development. Ed. Hershal Shanks. Washington D.C.: Biblical Archaeology Society, 1993.
3. Primary sources
   1. Philo of Alexandria, Embassy to Gaius 132-4, 349-67: The Attitude of Gaius Towards the Jews
   2. Josephus, Against Apion I, 223-311: The Origins of the Jewish People
   3. Josephus, Against Apion II, 80-111: Jewish Worship Defended
   4. The Letter of Aristeas: How the Jewish Law was Translated from Hebrew to Greek
   5. Babylonian Talmud Megillah 9a-b: Translation of the Torah into Greek
   6. The Works of Philo of Alexandria: A Survey of his Ideas