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Were the Jews a Mediterranean society? : reciprocity and solidarity in ancient Judaism /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwartz, Seth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reciprocity and solidarity
  • The problem with Mediterraneanism
  • A God of reciprocity : Torah and social relations in the Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira
  • Josephus : honor, memory, benefaction
  • Roman values and the Palestinian rabbis.