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Land, center and diaspora : Jewish constructs in late antiquity /

The unique duality of Jewish existence, wherein a major Jewish centre in the Land of Israel flourished alongside a large and prosperous diaspora, was one of the outstanding features of Second Temple and post-Temple Jewish life. As in modern times, ongoing Jewish dispersion raised questions that went...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gafni, Isaiah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Colección:Library of Second Temple studies.
Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 21.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Jewish dispersion in the Second Temple and Talmudic periods : punishment, blessing or universal mission?
  • At home while abroad : expressions of local patriotism in the Jewish diaspora of late antiquity
  • Between activism and passivity : rabbinic attitudes towards 'the land'
  • Burial and reinterment in the land of Israel: the best of both worlds
  • Babylonia and the land of Israel: the loyal opposition
  • Conclusions.