Tessa Rajak is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Reading, and Member of the Jewish Studies Unit, Oxford University.

It is to be hoped that Rajak's judicious work will encourage further research; for, as she has shown, the importance of the Septuagint can hardly be exaggerated. For too long it has been largely lost to both Jewish and Christian communities. Rajak dispays a remarkable talent to present a highly complex and broad topic very clearly

• Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians ; Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians

Tessa Rajak is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Reading, and Member of the Jewish Studies Unit, Oxford University.

It is to be hoped that Rajak's judicious work will encourage further research; for, as she has shown, the importance of the Septuagint can hardly be exaggerated. For too long it has been largely lost to both Jewish and Christian communities. Rajak dispays a remarkable talent to present a highly complex and broad topic very clearly

• Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians ; Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians

Tessa Rajak is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Reading, and Member of the Jewish Studies Unit, Oxford University.

It is to be hoped that Rajak's judicious work will encourage further research; for, as she has shown, the importance of the Septuagint can hardly be exaggerated. For too long it has been largely lost to both Jewish and Christian communities. Rajak dispays a remarkable talent to present a highly complex and broad topic very clearly

• Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians ; Introduction ; 1. The Letter of Aristeas between History and Myth ; 2. Going Greek: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Alexandria ; 3. The Jewish Diaspora in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ; 4. Staying Jewish: Language and Identity in the Greek Bible ; 5. Themes of Power and Subversion in the Greek Bible ; 6. The Uses of Scripture in Hellenistic Judaism ; 7. Scripture in Action: Parallels and Myths ; 8. The Bible among Greeks and Romans ; 9. The Septuagint between Jews and Christians