Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction: Identity, Space, Place, and Territory

1. From Judah to Israel: Territory and Identity

2. Borders, Space, and Identity in Second Temple Literature

3. From Earthly Land to Holy Land

4. Land of the Sages

5. Rabbinic Literature Confronts Nonrabbinic Jewish Culture and Christianity: The Question of Holy Spaces

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Places

Index of Sources

Index of Persons

Index of Subjects