The origins of organized charity in rabbinic Judaism /

This book examines the origins of communal and institutional almsgiving in rabbinic Judaism. It undertakes a close reading of foundational rabbinic texts (Mishnah, Tosefta, Tannaitic Midrashim) and places their discourses on organized giving in their second to third century CE contexts. Gregg E. Gar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gardner, Gregg, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Wohlfahrt, ...
Charity laws and legislation (Jewish law)
Jews > Charities.
Œuvres de bienfaisance (Droit juif)
Juifs > Œuvres de bienfaisance.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Rabbinismus
Fürsorge
Judentum
Armut
Umverteilung
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The poor and poverty in Roman Palestine
  • 3. From vessels to institutions
  • 4. Tamhui, the soup kitchen
  • 5. Quppa, the charity fund
  • 6. Charity with dignity
  • 7. The charity supervisor
  • 8. Conclusion: after the Tannaim.

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