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

• Main Author: Schwartz, Seth.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
• Subjects: Bible. > Apocrypha. > Ecclesiasticus > Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Talmud Yerushalmi > Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. > Apocrypha. > Ecclesiasticus > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Talmud Yerushalmi > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Jews > Social life and customs > To 70 A.D.; Jews > Identity > History > To 1500.; Jews > History > 168 B.C.-135 A.D.; Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Reciprocity (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Judaism.; Social interaction > History > To 1500. > Palestine; Jews > Politics and government. > Palestine; HISTORY > General. > Ancient; HISTORY > Jewish.; Mediterranean Region > Intellectual life.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 212 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index.
• ISBN: 9781400830985 (electronic bk.); 1400830982 (electronic bk.); 1282263730; 9781282263734

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, and outside of this broadly shared culture? Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? argues that Jewish social relations in antiquity were animated by a core tension between biblical solidarity and exchange-based social values such as patronage, vassalage, formal friendship, and debt slavery. Seth Schwartz's.