Foreign marriages and citizenship in persian period Judah
The prohibition of foreign marriages in the HB disqualifies both, wives and their offspring. Similar laws from Greek cities suggest that membership in the popular assembly was the problem behind, since sons of citizens gained citizenship rights when of age. Wealthy people were able to enhance their...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2012
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2012, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-17 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | The prohibition of foreign marriages in the HB disqualifies both, wives and their offspring. Similar laws from Greek cities suggest that membership in the popular assembly was the problem behind, since sons of citizens gained citizenship rights when of age. Wealthy people were able to enhance their stance by marrying several wives. The parallel development suggests that Persian period Israel was organized like Greek cities: as an association of persons. Such polities need to control membership. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2012.v12.a6 |