Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? : : Reciprocity and Solidarity in Ancient Judaism /

Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? : : Reciprocity and Solidarity in Ancient Judaism / / Seth Schwartz.

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How well integrated were Jews in the Mediterranean society controlled by ancient Rome? The Torah's laws seem to constitute a rejection of the reciprocity-based social dependency and emphasis on honor that were customary in the ancient Mediterranean world. But were Jews really a people apart, an...

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Schwartz, Seth,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Reciprocity and Solidarity
  • Chapter Two. Th e Problem with Mediterraneanism
  • Chapter three A God of Reciprocity
  • Chapter Four. Josephus: Honor, Memory, Benefaction
  • Chapter Five. Roman Values and the Palestinian Rabbis
  • Chapter Six. Conclusion: Were the Ancient Jews a Mediterranean Society?
  • Appendix One: Ben Sira on the Social Hierarchy
  • Appendix Two: Josephus on Memory and Benefaction
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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