Ory Amitay
Biographic Data
| ID | 1459784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ory Amitay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ory |
| FAMILY NAME | Amitay |
| SIGNATURE | AMITAY O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6200-2963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transplanting Kingship
This article analyses a passage of Plutarch which relates that Alexander the Great visited Cyprus and appointed the gardener Abdalonymus, descendant of the Cinyrads, as king of Paphos. While historical records attest to a king Abdalonymus in Sidon, Plutarch’s account is clearly ahistorical. Alexander never set foot in Cyprus, and Abdalonymus never ruled over Paphos. The transfer of the story from Sidon to Cyprus was not a simple factual mistake, …
Alexander between Rome and Carthage in the Alexander Romance (A)
The Alexander Romance takes Alexander to Italy and to Carthage, synchronizing him with the First Punic War. It represents the Alexandrian perspective, commenting on Ptolemaic interests through Alexander's character. This interpretation adds to the recognized Ptolemaic elements in the AR and sheds new light on an event of the First Punic War. Réesumé: Le Roman d'Alexandre emmène Alexandre en Italie et à Carthage, ce qui le place dans le cadre de l…
Dionysos in Jerusalem and the Historicity of 2 Macc 6
In his masterful translation and commentary on the Second Book of Maccabees, Daniel Schwartz devotes a short appendix to the historicity of the information provided in chapter 6, verse 7: ἤγοντο δὲ μετὰ πικρᾶς ἀνάγκης εἰς τὴν κατὰ μῆνα τοῦ βασιλέως γενέθλιον ἡμέραν ἐπὶ σπλαγχισμόν, γενομένης δὲ Διονυσίων ἑορτῆς ἠναγκάζοντο κισσοὺς ἔχοντες πομπεύειν τ Διονύσῳ. And with bitter compulsion they were led each month to a banquet for the King's birthday…
Vagantibus Graeciae fabulis
The myth of Antaios and Herakles emerged from the encounter between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. This article explores two parallel courses of the myth's progressive development. One is geographical, with the myth travelling from east to west (from Kyrenaika, through Tunisia, to Tangier). The other unfolds within the plot itself: at first Herakles stands for the Greeks (and later the Romans), while Antaios embodies the i…
Simon the Just
Simon the Just ( ha‐tzadiq ) is the name ascribed by Josephus and a variety of rabbinic sources to two Jerusalem high priests during the Hellenistic period. The pair, a grandfather and his grandson, presided at both ends of the third century BCE .
Alkimos, Jewish high priest
Alkimos, alias Yaqim (Jos. AJ 20.235) was high priest in Jerusalem for three or four years concurrently with the activities of Judas Maccabaeus (ca. 163/2–159 BCE ).
Jason, Jewish high priest
Jason, son of Simon II and brother of Onias III, was the last high priest of the Oniad Dynasty to serve in the Jerusalem temple.
From Alexander to Jesus
Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches. Ory Amitay delves into a wide range of primary texts in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew to trace Alexa…
Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq in his Historical Contexts
The identity and chronology of Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq have been a subject of ongoing controversy for centuries. Three possible candidates have been suggested as Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq: Shim ̔on I and Shim ̔on II-Şadoqite high-priests at both ends of the third century BC, as well as Shim ̔on the Hasmonean. A re-examination of the evidence shows that the rabbinic Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq cannot be identified exclusively with any of these candidates. Rather, he is a…
From Alexander to Jesus
Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches. Ory Amitay delves into a wide range of primary texts in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew to trace Alexa…
Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq in his Historical Contexts
The identity and chronology of Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq have been a subject of ongoing controversy for centuries. Three possible candidates have been suggested as Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq: Shim ̔on I and Shim ̔on II-Şadoqite high-priests at both ends of the third century BC, as well as Shim ̔on the Hasmonean. A re-examination of the evidence shows that the rabbinic Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq cannot be identified exclusively with any of these candidates. Rather, he is a…
Vagantibus Graeciae fabulis
The myth of Antaios and Herakles emerged from the encounter between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. This article explores two parallel courses of the myth's progressive development. One is geographical, with the myth travelling from east to west (from Kyrenaika, through Tunisia, to Tangier). The other unfolds within the plot itself: at first Herakles stands for the Greeks (and later the Romans), while Antaios embodies the i…
Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq in his Historical Contexts
The identity and chronology of Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq have been a subject of ongoing controversy for centuries. Three possible candidates have been suggested as Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq: Shim ̔on I and Shim ̔on II-Şadoqite high-priests at both ends of the third century BC, as well as Shim ̔on the Hasmonean. A re-examination of the evidence shows that the rabbinic Shim ̔on ha-Şadiq cannot be identified exclusively with any of these candidates. Rather, he is a…
From Alexander to Jesus
Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches. Ory Amitay delves into a wide range of primary texts in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew to trace Alexa…
Simon the Just
Simon the Just ( ha‐tzadiq ) is the name ascribed by Josephus and a variety of rabbinic sources to two Jerusalem high priests during the Hellenistic period. The pair, a grandfather and his grandson, presided at both ends of the third century BCE .
Alkimos, Jewish high priest
Alkimos, alias Yaqim (Jos. AJ 20.235) was high priest in Jerusalem for three or four years concurrently with the activities of Judas Maccabaeus (ca. 163/2–159 BCE ).
Jason, Jewish high priest
Jason, son of Simon II and brother of Onias III, was the last high priest of the Oniad Dynasty to serve in the Jerusalem temple.
Vagantibus Graeciae fabulis
The myth of Antaios and Herakles emerged from the encounter between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. This article explores two parallel courses of the myth's progressive development. One is geographical, with the myth travelling from east to west (from Kyrenaika, through Tunisia, to Tangier). The other unfolds within the plot itself: at first Herakles stands for the Greeks (and later the Romans), while Antaios embodies the i…
Dionysos in Jerusalem and the Historicity of 2 Macc 6
In his masterful translation and commentary on the Second Book of Maccabees, Daniel Schwartz devotes a short appendix to the historicity of the information provided in chapter 6, verse 7: ἤγοντο δὲ μετὰ πικρᾶς ἀνάγκης εἰς τὴν κατὰ μῆνα τοῦ βασιλέως γενέθλιον ἡμέραν ἐπὶ σπλαγχισμόν, γενομένης δὲ Διονυσίων ἑορτῆς ἠναγκάζοντο κισσοὺς ἔχοντες πομπεύειν τ Διονύσῳ. And with bitter compulsion they were led each month to a banquet for the King's birthday…
Alexander between Rome and Carthage in the Alexander Romance (A)
The Alexander Romance takes Alexander to Italy and to Carthage, synchronizing him with the First Punic War. It represents the Alexandrian perspective, commenting on Ptolemaic interests through Alexander's character. This interpretation adds to the recognized Ptolemaic elements in the AR and sheds new light on an event of the First Punic War. Réesumé: Le Roman d'Alexandre emmène Alexandre en Italie et à Carthage, ce qui le place dans le cadre de l…
Transplanting Kingship
This article analyses a passage of Plutarch which relates that Alexander the Great visited Cyprus and appointed the gardener Abdalonymus, descendant of the Cinyrads, as king of Paphos. While historical records attest to a king Abdalonymus in Sidon, Plutarch’s account is clearly ahistorical. Alexander never set foot in Cyprus, and Abdalonymus never ruled over Paphos. The transfer of the story from Sidon to Cyprus was not a simple factual mistake, …
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