Social and Economic Life in Second Temple Judea.
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- 9781611645231
- 933/.4903
- DS121.65 -- .A33 2014eb
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Ancient Sources Quoted -- Introduction -- 1 Family Life and Marriage -- 2 The Status of Women and Children -- 3 Work and Financial Exchanges -- 4 Taxation and the Role of the State -- 5 The Ethics of Wealth and Poverty -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
Those who study the Bible are becoming increasingly attentive to the significance of economics when examining ancient texts and the cultures that produced them. This book looks at the socioeconomic landscape of Second Temple Judea, from the end of the Babylonian exile to the destruction of the temple by the Romans (532 BCE to 70 CE). Adams.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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