Literature of the Jewish Diaspora (332 BCE-7th century CE)
- From Text to Tradition
- Historical surveys
- Louis H. Feldman. “Palestinian and Diaspora Judaism in the First Century.” Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism- a Parallel History of their Origins and Early Development. Ed. Hershal Shanks. Washington D.C.- Biblical Archaeology Society, 1993.
- Primary sources
- Philo of Alexandria, Embassy to Gaius 132-4, 349-67- The Attitude of Gaius Towards the Jews
- Josephus, Against Apion I, 223-311- The Origins of the Jewish People
- Josephus, Against Apion II, 80-111- Jewish Worship Defended
- The Letter of Aristeas- How the Jewish Law was Translated from Hebrew to Greek
- Babylonian Talmud Megillah 9a-b- Translation of the Torah into Greek
- The Works of Philo of Alexandria- A Survey of his Ideas