"How Great Is Peace": Tannaitic Thinking on Shalom and the Pax Romana
Tannaitic compositions include midrashim that focus on shalom (peace) and its significance. Since the word shalom appears in numerous contexts in the Tanak, the sages were able to develop various ideas, depending on their preferences, from an array of biblical verses. Despite having been composed un...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Ano: 2019, Volume: 50, Número: 2, Páginas: 223-251 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Bênção
/ Pax Romana
/ Paz
/ shalôm
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| Classificações IxTheo: | BH Judaísmo |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Priestly Benediction
B pax concordia B Shalom B Minim B Peace B pax deorum B Pax Romana |
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| Resumo: | Tannaitic compositions include midrashim that focus on shalom (peace) and its significance. Since the word shalom appears in numerous contexts in the Tanak, the sages were able to develop various ideas, depending on their preferences, from an array of biblical verses. Despite having been composed under Roman rule, these shalom midrashim make no mention of Rome. Thus, scholars who have studied these sources have given scant attention to this broader framework. However, peace played a crucial role in Roman imperial ideology, where Rome is presented bringing peace to the empire. In this article, I analyze these midrashim and other Tannaitic passages and examine their relationship with Roman notions of peace. I show that this material conveys a latent dialogue with the ideology related to pax Romana and how the Roman conceptualization of peace appears to have influenced rabbinic approaches to shalom. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12521224 |
