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E. J. Bickerman (1897–1981)

Author of From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees

11+ Works 485 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: bickermane, E.J. Bickerman, E. J. Bickerman, Elias Bickerman, Elias Bickerman, Elias Bickermann, Bickermanm Elias, Elias J. Bickerman, Elias. J. Bickerman, Elias J. Bickermann

Series

Studies in Jewish and Christian History

Works by E. J. Bickerman

From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees (1947) 174 copies

The Jews in the Greek Age (1988) 143 copies, 2 reviews

Chronology of the Ancient World (1968) 68 copies

Four Strange Books of the Bible: Jonah, Daniel, Koheleth, Esther (1967) 32 copies

The Maccabees: An Account of Their History from the Beginnings to the Fall of the House of the Hasmoneans (Schocken… (1935) 32 copies

The ancient history of Western civilization (1976) 13 copies

Studies in Jewish and Christian history (1976) 9 copies

The God of the Maccabees : studies on the meaning and origin of the Maccabean revolt (1937) 7 copies

Studies in Jewish and Christian History: v. 2 (Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums… (1980) 4 copies

Studies in Jewish and Christian History (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Judentums Und Des Urchristentums , No 3) (1986) 2 copies

Chronologie. 1 copy

Associated Works

A History of the Ancient World Vol. 2: Rome (1927) — Editor, some editions — 273 copies, 1 review

Greece (1926) — Editor, some editions — 128 copies, 1 review

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ancient (4) ancient history (16) Ancient Israel (4) Ancient Near East (2) antiquity (5) Bible (4) Biblical History (4) Biblical Studies (3) chronology (6) Daniel (3) General History (2) Greece (3) Greek (3) Greek History (3) Hanukkah (3) Hellenism (7) Hellenistic Age (3) history (35) Jewish (7) Jewish History (17) Jewish History (Greco-Roman Period) (2) Jews (5) Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. (5) Jews--History--To 70 A.D. (2) Jonah (3) Judaica (7) Judaism (19) Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period. 586 B.C.-210 A.D. (3) Maccabees (9) non-fiction (6) Old Testament (7) OT-B (3) reference (7) religion (14) Second Temple (3) Second Temple Judaism (3) Second Temple Period (2) TBI Library (2) Theology (3) world history (2)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Bickerman, E. J.
Legal name: Bickerman, Elias Joseph
Other names: Bickermann, Elias
Birthdate: 1897-07-01
Date of death: 1981-08-31
Gender: male
Nationality: Russian Empire (birth)
Israel
Birthplace: Kischinev, Russian Empire
Place of death: Tel Aviv, Israel
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Education: University of Berlin (Ph.D|1926)
University of Petrograd
Occupations: professor
classicist
historian
Relationships: Bikerman, Michael (nephew)
Organizations: Columbia University
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
École des Hautes Études
Awards and honors: American Academy for Jewish Research
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1974)
Corresponding Fellow, British Academy (1973)
Lucas Prize (1976)
R Kreglinger Triennal Award (1935)

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Reviews

The Jews in the Greek Age by Elias J. Bickerman

Superb! Fills in al lthe gaps in Flav. Josephus. SEL

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Jews in the Greek Age, The by Elias J. Bickerman

NO OF PAGES: 338 SUB CAT I: First Century Judaism SUB CAT II: History SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: One of our country's greatest authorities on the ancient world gives us a vivid account of the Jewish people from the conquest of Palestine by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E. to the revolt of the Maccabees.NOTES: SUBTITLE:

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Statistics

Works: 11
Also by: 2
Members: 485
Popularity: #50,913
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 29
Languages: 2

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