Record Nr.

UNINA9910784190203321

Autore

Sivertsev Alexei

Titolo

Households, Sects, and the Origins of Rabbinic Judaism / / Alexei Sivertsev

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-86829-5

9786610868292

1-4294-5341-9

90-474-0776-8

1-4337-0492-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; ; 102

Disciplina

296/.09/014

Soggetti

Households - Religious aspects - Judaism

Jewish sects - History - To 1500

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

Judaism - Social aspects

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Introduction; 1. Sects and Households during the Formative Centuries of Second Temple Judaism; 2. Religious Functions of Households in Jubilees and Related Texts; 3. Households and Social Structure of the Dead Sea Sect; 4. Pharisaic Traditions in Josephus and the New Testament; 5. Pharisaic Traditions in Tannaitic Texts; 6. Rabbinic Households and Their Traditions in the Late First and Second Centuries; Excursus 1: Tannaitic Case Stories and the Role of Families in the Early Rabbinic Movement; Conclusions; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index; Subject Index; Index of Sources

Sommario/riassunto

This book suggests a new approach to the social history of Jewish religious movements in the Second Temple and early Rabbinic periods. It argues that most of these movements and their traditions emerged within the context of complex interaction between traditional families and disciple circles. The first part of the book examines the

development of Jewish religious movements during the Second Temple period. It culminates with the discussion of the Dead Sea Sect, which is analyzed as the first unambiguous example of a movement shifting from a social structure based on families to a social structure based on disciple circles. The second part of the book discusses the history of pharisaic and early rabbinic movements from a similar perspective. Topics covered in the book will be of interest to scholars of Judaism and Early Christianity.