Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
20,2 (2021) 146-179
Keywords:
Herodotus Criticism and interpretation
;
Greek literature History and criticism
;
Post-biblical literature History and criticism
;
Classical literature History and criticism
;
Names, Geographical
;
Eretz Israel Name
;
History
Abstract:
This article provides a contextualised exposition of classical Greek texts, in chronological order, from Herodotus to Eusebius of Caesarea (5th century BC-4th century AD), with brief biographical reviews and in which the name ‘Palestine’ appears. A Latin text by Pomponius Mela is also included for its reference to Gaza which, with the exception of the Septuagint texts, predates Arrian, Arrian of Nicomedia, a Greek historian of the Roman period, by nearly a century. The selection of classical texts explored in this article is not intended to be exhaustive; however, the exploration of these texts in connection with Palestine has never been attempted before. While avoiding historical, philosophical or literary criticism of these texts, this article focuses on the specific considerations of the name ‘Palestine’ in the classical literature.
DOI:
10.3366/hlps.2021.0270
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