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The novel As A Driven Leaf follows Elisha ben Abuyah, a Jew living under the Roman Empire. He struggles with his identity, torn between the Greek ideas he was taught and Jewish traditions. Many Jews were also divided over whether to assimilate into the dominant Roman culture or preserve their traditions. Though allowed to practice Judaism, Jews faced restrictions and oppression under Roman rule. Elisha comes to accept Roman rule as preferable to the chaos that may follow its dissolution, though he still dis

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