MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

CHC2590

Alexandria - Jerusalem - Rome: connections and conflict

S J Bastomsky, P J Bicknell, G E Bowen, B Rechter

Synopsis This subject centres on the interaction of Judaism with Hellenism and Roman culture around the turn of the era. It focuses on the connections of the three centres from the conquest of Alexander, through the rise of Christianity, to the rule of the Emperor Trajan.

Assessment Written (4000 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%

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• Ben-Sasson H A History of the Jewish People Harvard