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Welcome to the Ancient Jewish Diaspora Archive. This site is devoted to the study of the Jews in the Greco-Roman period (400 B.C.E. to c.500 C.E.) who lived outside of Judea. The purpose of this site is to provide an introduction to the primary source material available about Jews and Jewish communities in the ancient world with a focus on the relationships between Jews and 'pagans' in a world of ethnic diversity and the interrelationships between politics, society, culture and religion.
The initial phase of the site (May 2007-May 2008) will explore two Jewish communities from opposite ends of the Greco-Roman world and with vastly different histories: the Jews of ancient Rome and the Jewish synagogue and community of Dura Europos. A proposal for subsequent phases is currently under construction.
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