Elias Joseph Bickerman
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| Born | July 1, 1897 O.S. Kishinev, Ukraine |
| Died | August 31, 1981 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Classicist, Ancient Historian, Jewish Historian |
Elias Bickerman (July 7, 1897 O.S. in Russia – August 31, 1981 in Jerusalem), was a leading scholar of Greco-Roman history and the Hellenistic world.[1] His research interests extended to Judaism and some aspects of Iranian history.[1][2] For most of his career, he was Professor of Ancient History at Columbia University, New York.[3]
Main works[]
- The God of the Maccabees (Berlin, 1937; English translation, 1979)
- Institutions des Séleucides (Paris, 1938)
- From Ezra to the Last of the Maccabees (New York, 1962)
- Studies in Jewish and Christian History (3 volumes, Leiden, 1976–1986)
- Religion and Politics in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods (Como, 1985)
- The Jews in the Greek Age (Cambridge, Mass., 1990)
Footnotes and references[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cohen, Shaye J. D. "Elias J Bickerman: An appreciation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Morton (1983). "Elias J. Bickerman". Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research. 50: xv–xviii. JSTOR 3622685.
- ^ http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674474918&content=bios
External links[]
- Elias Joseph Bickerman in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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