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.
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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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.