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Sketches of Jewish social life / Alfred Edersheim. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, (c)1994.Edition: Updatedition. editionDescription: viii, 307 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781565631380
  • 9781565630055
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS112.E22.S548 1994
NLM classification:
  • 000108745
Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Palestine eighteen centuries ago -- Jews and gentiles in "the land" -- In Galilee at the time of our Lord -- Traveling in Palestine : roads, inns, hospitality, custom-house officers, taxation, publicans -- In Judea -- Jewish homes -- The upbringing of Jewish children -- Subjects of study. home education in Israel ; female education ; schools and schoolmasters -- Mothers, daughters, and wives in Israel -- In death and after death -- Jewish views on trade, tradesman, and trades' guilds -- Commerce -- Among the people, and with the Pharisees -- The "fraternity" of Pharisees -- Relation of the Pharisees to the Sadducees and Essenes, and to the gospel of Christ -- Synagogues : their origin, structure, and outward arrangements -- The worship of the synagogue -- Outline of ancient Jewish theological literature.
Summary: The most relevant citations of Scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of Philo and Josephus are supplied to complement Edersheim's masterful assessment of the writings of Jesus' day. This makes bland references come alive, in many cases shedding invaluable light on difficult passages or capturing the deep devotion Edersheim brings to the task of understanding the world of Jesus and his disciples.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Palestine eighteen centuries ago -- Jews and gentiles in "the land" -- In Galilee at the time of our Lord -- Traveling in Palestine : roads, inns, hospitality, custom-house officers, taxation, publicans -- In Judea -- Jewish homes -- The upbringing of Jewish children -- Subjects of study. home education in Israel ; female education ; schools and schoolmasters -- Mothers, daughters, and wives in Israel -- In death and after death -- Jewish views on trade, tradesman, and trades' guilds -- Commerce -- Among the people, and with the Pharisees -- The "fraternity" of Pharisees -- Relation of the Pharisees to the Sadducees and Essenes, and to the gospel of Christ -- Synagogues : their origin, structure, and outward arrangements -- The worship of the synagogue -- Outline of ancient Jewish theological literature.

The most relevant citations of Scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of Philo and Josephus are supplied to complement Edersheim's masterful assessment of the writings of Jesus' day. This makes bland references come alive, in many cases shedding invaluable light on difficult passages or capturing the deep devotion Edersheim brings to the task of understanding the world of Jesus and his disciples.

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