Taking a fresh look at what the Greeks and Romans thought about Jews and Judaism, Peter Sch fer locates the origin of anti-Semitism in the Ancient world.
A pattern of ingrained hostility Toward an alien culture emerges when Sch fer surveys an illuminating spectrum of comments on Jews and their religion in Greek and Roman wr.
Judeophobia firmly establishes Hellenistic Egypt as the generating source of anti-Semitism, with roots extending back into Egypt\'s pre-Hellenistic history.
Taking a fresh look at what the Greeks and Romans thought about Jews and Judaism, Peter Sch fer locates the origin of anti-Semitism in the Ancient world