Charity and Reciprocity: Structures of Benevolence in Rabbinic Literature

In his recent book, Seth Schwartz explores “[t]he tension between egalitarian solidarity and competitive reciprocity” in the late Second Temple period and in rabbinic Judaism.1 As Schwartz's characterization of reciprocity implies, it stands at odds with egalitarianism because exchange, outside...

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Main Author: Novick, Tzvi 1976- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2011, Volume: 105, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-52
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