State and Society in Roman Galilee, A.D. 132-212 - Hardcover

Goodman, Martin

 
9780865980891: State and Society in Roman Galilee, A.D. 132-212
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0865980896 ISBN 13: 9780865980891
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 1983

Synopsis

"The book examines Jewish society and administration in Galilee in the period between the Bar Kokhba war and the proclamation of universal Roman citizenship in A.D. 212. Along with epigraphic and archaeological evidence, the author utilizes the extensive, heterogeneous rabbinic texts from that period - a body of writings largely ignored by historians of the Roman world because they were composed in Hebrew - to provide an overview of the customs and structure of a village society that is not possible for any other Roman province except Egypt. The author also uses the evidence to challenge common assumptions about the extent of rabbinic authority in Galilean society and its ability to change in response to social pressures. This second edition is updated with a new preface."--BOOK JACKET.

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About the Author

Martin Goodman is Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford. Jeremy Cohen is Professor of Jewish Studies at Tel Aviv University. David Sorkin is Professor of Jewish History at the University of Wisconsin.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Publication date
1983
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0865980896
ISBN 13 
9780865980891
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
305

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