Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society?: Reciprocity and Solidarity in Ancient Judaism

by Seth Schwartz

Book Overview

How well integrated were Jews in the Mediterranean society controlled by ancient Rome? The Torah's laws seem to constitute a rejection of the reciprocity-based social dependency and emphasis on honor that were customary in the ancient Mediterranean world. But were Jews really a people apart, and outside of this broadly shared culture? Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? argues that Jewish social relations in antiquity were animated by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691155437
• ISBN13: 9780691155432
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"