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- Goyim: Gentiles and Israelites in Mishnah-Tosefta
- 2020
- Book
- Published by: Brown Judaic Studies
summary
This volume examines the way thatMishnah-Tosefta attempted to construct an Israelite ethnic identity in order to differentiate the Israelites from the gentiles who also populated the Land of Israel. This became an especially pertinent project with the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, the failure of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, the increased influx of gentiles into the Land of Israel. and the social upheaval which resulted from the disruption of Israel's agricultural economy and the general economic decline experienced throughout the Roman world during that period. The organization of Mishnah-Tosefta indicates that their authors arranged their formulation of Israelite identity around a few key concepts/symbols: The Land of Israel, Israel's periods of Sacred Time, The People Israel and their Ethnic Institutions and Practices, The God of Israel, and The Residence of Israel's God.
Table of Contents
- Half-Title Page
- p. i
- Series Page
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-x
- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- 3. Contexts of Singular Passages
- pp. 39-112
- 4. Literary Styles and Forms
- pp. 113-144
- 5. Rabbinic Masters
- pp. 145-172
- 6. The Land of Israel and the Gentiles
- pp. 173-204
- 7. Israelite Sacred Time and the Gentiles
- pp. 205-220
- 8. Israelite Society and the Gentiles
- pp. 221-240
- 9. Gentiles as Idolaters
- pp. 241-258
- 10. The Jerusalem Temple and the Gentiles
- pp. 259-268
- 11. Israelite Purity and the Gentiles
- pp. 269-284
- 12. The Gentiles as Non-Israelites
- pp. 285-308
- Bibliography
- pp. 309-320
- Index of Biblical Passages
- pp. 321-322
- Index of Mishnaic Passages
- pp. 323-330
- Index of Toseftan Passages
- pp. 331-340
- Index of Rabbinic Masters
- pp. 341-343
- Index of Scholars
- pp. 344-346
- Index of General Subjects
- pp. 347-357
Additional Information
ISBN
9781951498399
Related ISBN(s)
9781951498405
MARC Record
OCLC
1157983288
Launched on MUSE
2020-06-15
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Copyright
2020