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

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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Main Author: Schwartz, Seth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010
Subjects:
Bible. > Ecclesiasticus > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Talmud Yerushalmi > 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 > Palestine > History > To 1500.
Jews > Palestine > Politics and government.
Mediterranean Region > Intellectual life.
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