Aphrodite and the Rabbis: How the Jews Adapted Roman Culture to Create Judaism as We Know It | 
pickWow! What a ride! So this book covers the period after the Maccabean revolt and how Greek culture saved Judaism from post-temple destruction. According to Visotzky, even Jews would be nothing without the Greeks! A wonderful read. If I am a heretic according to the last Hanukah book I read, then I am on the path of the future according to this book. #jewlit #jewishliterature
Do you know what sarcophagus means? That is the big #todayilearned sarcophagus literally means “flesh eater”. #jewlit #jewishliterature #sarcophagus
#todayIlearned that the idea of matrilineal decent in Judaism likely came from Roman law. #JewLit #jewishliterature #aphrodite #jewish #nonfiction
The quote is actually from the bookmark! I found this bookmark inside the book, as one might do when they buy a used book. The quote is: “Outside of a dog, a book is man‘s best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.” -Groucho Marx. It makes me laugh every time. #bookmark #usedbook #usedbooks #funny #comedy #grouchomarx
So, turns out Litsy is a symposium of sorts. #jewlit #jewishliterature #vocab #vocabulary
Decided to try and make an “if Hitchcock took this image” pic. Anyways. Shabbat is almost over. I am caught up on all the shows I wanted to catch up on before I started this book. And now I‘m here. I first heard about this book on Judaism Unbound, a podcast about the changing face of Judaism. The book sounded so interesting, I got my hands on a copy (as a gift) #shabbat #shabbatreads #shabbatbook #shavuatov
I‘m going to read Aphrodite and the Rabbis next, however I have decided to put myself on a “no new media” rule until I finish everything I‘ve started. Phasma was part of that rule. I have a couple of shows I need to finish until then, but I should be well on my way to this book.
pickAlthough Jewish tradition positions the Romans as the historic enemy of the Jewish people, Burton L. Visotzky argues that Judaism‘s transformation into a world religion was in fact made possible by the Roman Empire. #JewLit
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