A History of the Jews in Babylonia, Part 3. from Shapur I to Shapur II.

• Superior document: Studia Post Biblica
• VerfasserIn: Neusner, Jacob,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1968.; ©1968.
• Year of Publication: 1968
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Post Biblica
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (496 pages)

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard. He has published more than 900 books and unnumbered articles, both scholarly and academic and popular and journalistic, and is the most published humanities s...

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Maps
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• I The Age of Shapur II, 309 to 379
• i. Securing the Throne and the Frontiers
• ii. The Mazdean State-Church under Shapur II
• iii. The Church of Saints and Martyrs
• iv. Jewry in Byzantine Palestine
• v. ?Ifra Hormizd and the Jews
• vi. Shapur's Taxes and the Jews
• vii. Shapur's Wars and the Jews
• viii. Shapur and the Jews
• ix. Judaism and Other Religions
• x. Jews and Pagans
• xi. Summary
• II Exilarchate and Rabbinate: Loosening Ties
• i. The Exilarchate at the Turn of the Fourth Century
• ii. Geonic Traditions
• iii. The Exilarch, the Rabbi, and Taxation
• iv. Exilarch and Academy
• v. Talmudic Evidence (I): Who Informed against Rabbah?
• vi. Talmudic Evidence (II): Favorable Traditions
• vii. Talmudic Evidence (III): Hostile Traditions
• viii. Talmudic Evidence (IV): Neutral Traditions
• ix. Review and Evaluation of Talmudic Evidence
• x. Summary and Conclusions
• III Babylonian Jewish Government (I) : The Rabbi as Administrator
• i. Introduction
• ii. The Court
• iii. The Court's Eleemosynary Responsibilities
• iv. The Court and the Marketplace
• v. The Court and the Farm
• vi. The Court and the Synagogue
• vii. The Court and the Abbatoir. Food Taboos
• viii. Court and Rite (I): Mourning
• ix. Court and Rite (II): Purity Laws
• x. Court and Rite (III) : Holy Objects
• xi. Court and Rite (IV): Holy Days
• xii. Court and Rite (V): The Sabbath
• xiii. Summary and Conclusions
• IV Babylonian Jewish Government (II): The Rabbi as Judge
• i. Introduction
• ii. Capital Jurisdiction
• iii. Betrothals and Marriage Contracts
• iv. Family Life in Practice and Theory
• v. Dissolution of Marriages
• vi. Wills and Estates
• vii. Mortgages, Debts, and Bonds
• viii. Contracts
• ix. Other Commercial Transactions
• x. Litigation over Immovable Property and Real Estate
• xi. Bailments
• xii. Documents and Deeds
• xiii. Workers and Slaves
• xiv. Damages
• xv. Summary and Conclusions
• V The Life of the Schools
• i. Introduction. The Rabbi and the Image of God
• ii. The Masters in the Time of Shapur II
• iii. The Way of Torah (I): Learning
• iv. The Way of Torah (II) : Conduct
• v. The Rewards of Torah
• vi. Theology
• vii. The Life of Prayer
• viii. Astrology
• ix. Demons and Angels
• x. Dreams and Other Revelations
• xi. Witchcraft, Incantations, and Amulets
• xii. The Rabbi's Curse
• xiii. Torah as a Source of Supernatural and Magical Power
• xiv. Medicine
• xv. Scriptural Exegesis
• xvi. The Kallah
• xvii. The Schools and the Streets
• xviii. Summary and Conclusions
• Appendices
• I Škand Gumanik Vicar, Chapters XIII and XIV
• i. Introduction
• ii. Translation
• iii. Exposition
• II Bibliographical Reflections
• i. Introduction
• ii. Histories of the Jews in Babylonia
• iii. Special Subjects
• iv. History of Judaism in Babylonia
• v. Bibliographies
• Supplementary Bibliography
• Index of Biblical and Talmudic Passages
• General Index.