Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The academy
Author: Britanno-Roman Inscriptions
Author: John McCaulPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Jewish Manumission Inscriptions of the Bosporus Kingdom
Author: Elizabeth Leigh GibsonPublisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161470417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
E. Leigh Gibson analyses a little-known group of Greek inscriptions that record the manumission of slaves in synagogues located on the hellenized north shore of the Black Sea in the first three centuries of the common era. Through a comparison of this corpus with manumission inscriptions from elsewhere in the Greco-Roman world and an analysis of Greco-Roman Judaism's own interaction with slavery, she assesses the degree to which the Black Sea Jewish community adopted classical traditions of manumissions. In so doing, she tests the often-repeated assumption that these Jewish communities developed idiosyncratic slave practices under the influence of biblical injunctions regarding Israelite ownership of slaves. More generally, she reconsiders the extent of Jewish isolation from or interaction with Greco-Roman culture.Against the backdrop of Greek manumission inscriptions, the Jewish manumissions of the Bosporan Kingdom are unremarkable; they follow the basic outlines of Greek manumission formulae. A review of Greco-Roman Jewish sources demonstrates that biblical precepts on slaveholding were not implemented, even if they were still admired. One element of the manumissions, the ongoing obligation required of the slaves, is somewhat enigmatic and possibly indicates that the Bosporan Jewish community indeed had distinctive manumission practices. These obligations have been commonly interpreted as requiring the slave to participate in the religious life of the community as a condition of his manumission and possibly his concurrent conversion. A close analysis of the clause reveals a more straightforward interpretation: the obligation was a kind of paramone clause, a common feature of Greek manumission inscriptions.E. Leigh Gibson demonstrates that the Jews of this region incorporated Greek manumission practices into their communal life. The execution of private legal contract with the community of Jews as witness in turn suggests that the wider Bosporan community extended respect and recognition to its local Jewish community.
The Academy and Literature
Author: Bible Studies
Author: Adolf DeissmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
1 and 2 Samuel
Author: V. Philips LongPublisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310527600
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 923
Book Description
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings. Features include • Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh life into the text. • Passage-by-passage commentary presents archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, notes on manners and customs, and more. • Analysis into the literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages. • Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top scholars in background studies.
Giving the Sense
Author: Michael A. GrisantiPublisher: Kregel Academic
ISBN: 9780825428920
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This collection of essays covers the four major periods of Israel's history and explores the theological, literary, historical, and archaeological dimensions of each era.
Celtic Inscriptions on Gaulish and British Coins
Author: Beale PostePublisher: London : J.R. Smith
ISBN:
Category : Celtic philology
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions
Author: James Chidester EgbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inscriptions, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Album of Dated Latin Inscriptions, Part II, Text
Author: Arthur E. GordonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520344898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived