Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine

ISBN-13: 9780415642873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str.

Jack Pastor

Opis

'Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine' is a study of the economic crises throughout the Second Temple Period. It establishes that the single factor of the economy which united all aspects of life in ancient society was land.

Recenzje

'Pastor has read widely and is completely at home with all the source material. He offers new interpretations of oft-debated matters in Josephus, the New Testament and Rabbinics. This is an important book for all interested in the Second Temple period.' - Journal of Jewish Studies

`Highly recommended' - Society for Old Testament Study

Spis treści

Preface, Acknowledgments, List of Abbreviations, Note on Quotations, Translations, and Transliterations, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE PERSIAN PERIOD, 3 THE EARLY HELLENISTIC PERIOD, 4 THE LATE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, 5 THE HASMONEANS, 6 THE EARLY ROMAN PERIOD, 7 THE HERODIAN PERIOD, 8 JUDEA UNDER DIRECT ROMAN RULE, 9 EPILOGUE: FROM YAVNEH TO BAR KOKHBA, 10 CONCLUSIONS, Appendix: weights and measures, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Jack Pastor