Yoshiko Reed, AnnetteDohrmann, Natalie B2023-05-232016-02-012013-01-012017-09-06Yoshiko Reed, A., & Dohrmann, N. B. (2013). Introduction: Rethinking Romanness, Provincializing Christendom. In A. Yoshiko Reed & N.B. Dohrmann (Eds.), Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire (pp. 1-21). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/45811In histories of ancient Jews and Judaism, the Roman Empire looms large. For all the attention to the Jewish Revolt and other conflicts, however, there has been less concern for situating Jews within Roman imperial contexts; just as Jews are frequently dismissed as atypical by scholars of Roman history, so Rome remains invisible in many studies of rabbinic and other Jewish sources written under Roman rule. Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire brings Jewish perspectives to bear on long-standing debates concerning Romanization, Christianization, and late antiquity. Focusing on the third to sixth centuries, it draws together specialists in Jewish and Christian history, law, literature, poetry, and art. Perspectives from rabbinic and patristic sources are juxtaposed with evidence from piyyutim, documentary papyri, and synagogue and church mosaics. Through these case studies, contributors highlight paradoxes, subtleties, and ironies of Romanness and imperial power.All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of scholarly citation, none of this work may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. For information address the University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112.ChristianityEuropean HistoryHistory of ChristianityHistory of ReligionOther ReligionReligionBook Chapter