Social stratification of the Jewish population of Roman Palestine in the period of the Mishnah, 70-250 CE

"This book analyzes Jewish society in Roman Palestine in the time of the Mishnah (70-250 CE) in a systematic way, carefully delineating the various economic groups living therein, from the destitute, to the poor, to the middling, to the rich, and to the superrich. It gleans the various socioeco...

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Authors: Rozenfeld, Ben Tsiyon 1948- (Author) ; Perlmuṭer, Hayim (Author)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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出版: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism (volume 59)
Year: 2020
评论:[Rezension von: Rozenfeld, Ben Tsion, 1948-, Social stratification of the Jewish population of Roman Palestine in the period of the Mishnah, 70-250 CE] (2022) (Gvaryahu, Amit)
丛编:The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism volume 59
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 巴勒斯坦 / 犹太人 / 社会阶层 / Römerzeit
Further subjects:B Römerzeit
B 犹太人
B 社会阶层
B Jews History 70-638
B Jews (Palestine) Economic conditions
B Palestine History 70-638
B Palestine Economic conditions
B 巴勒斯坦
B Palestine Antiquities
B Palestine Social conditions
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总结:"This book analyzes Jewish society in Roman Palestine in the time of the Mishnah (70-250 CE) in a systematic way, carefully delineating the various economic groups living therein, from the destitute, to the poor, to the middling, to the rich, and to the superrich. It gleans the various socioeconomic strata from the terminology employed by contemporary literary sources via contextual, philological, and historical-critical analysis. It also takes a multidisciplinary approach to analyze and interpret relevant archeological and inscriptional evidence as well as numerous legal sources. The research presented herein shows that various expressions in the sources have latent meanings that indicate socioeconomic status. "Rich," for example, does not necessarily refer to the elite, and "poor" does not necessarily refer to the destitute. Jewish society consisted of groups on a continuum from extremely poor to extremely rich, and the various middling groups played a more important role in the economy than has hitherto been thought"
ISBN:9004418938
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004418936