Elias Joseph Bickerman

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]

Elias J Bickerman
BornJuly 1, 1897 O.S.
Kishinev, Ukraine
DiedAugust 31, 1981 (aged 84)
Jerusalem
OccupationClassicist, Ancient Historian, Jewish Historian

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
  1. Cohen, Shaye J. D. "Elias J Bickerman: An appreciation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. Smith, Morton (1983). "Elias J. Bickerman". Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research. 50: xv–xviii. JSTOR 3622685.
  3. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674474918&content=bios


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