A History of the Jews in Babylonia: The Early Sasanian Period (Studia Post Biblica - Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism , No 11, Part 2) 9004021434, 9789004021433
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English Pages 341 [370] Year 1997
Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations
I The Iranian Background
i. The Rise of the Sasanian Dynasty
ii. Sasanian Foreign Policy under Ardashir and Shapur
iii. New Cities
iv. Social-Structure
v. The Sasanian State-Church
vi. Other Religions
II The Sasanians and the Jews
i. Ardashir and the Jews
ii. Ardashir and Judaism
iii. Babylonian Jews and Persian Foreign Affairs
iv. Judaism and the Sasanians (a.): Messianism
v. Judaism and the Sasanians (b.): Pharaoh and Ahasueros in Babylonia
vi. Samuel and Shapur
vii. Judaism and Other Religions
III Jewish Self-Government in Early Sasanian Babylonia
i. The Legacy of Arsacid Times
ii. The Geʾonic Traditions
iii. Mar ʿUkba
iv. Other Traditions on the Exilarchate
v. Shila and Karna
vi. The Administrative and Judicial Functions of Rav and Samuel
vii. The Exilarchate in the Time of Ardashir and Shapur
IV Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (I): Personnel
i. Rav
ii. Samuel
iii. Others
iv. Rabbi and Magus
V Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (II): Theology and Liturgy
i. Ideas about God
ii. Contributions to Liturgy
iii. Prayer and Fasting
iv. Blessings
v. Laws Pertaining to Synagogue Worship
vi. Rav’s Theology
VI Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (III): Biblical Exegesis and History
i. The Pentateuch
ii. The Prophetic Books
iii. The Writings
iv. Heroes of Torah in Biblical Times
v. Tannaitic History
vi. Rav and Samuel as Heirs of R. Akiba and R. Ishmael
vii. Exegesis and History
VII Geography and Population
i. Jewish Settlements in Babylonia
ii. A Population-Estimate
VIII The People and the Law
i. The Problem
ii. Agricultural Offerings
iii. Transfers of Property, Torts, and Damages
iv. Laws of Personal Status
v. Laws on Religious Life
vi. The Rabbis’ Influence
Appendix: Further Exegeses on Exodus and Esther
Supplementary Bibliography
Addenda et Corrigenda ad Volumen I
Index of Biblical and of Talmudic Passages
General Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations
I The Iranian Background
i. The Rise of the Sasanian Dynasty
ii. Sasanian Foreign Policy under Ardashir and Shapur
iii. New Cities
iv. Social-Structure
v. The Sasanian State-Church
vi. Other Religions
II The Sasanians and the Jews
i. Ardashir and the Jews
ii. Ardashir and Judaism
iii. Babylonian Jews and Persian Foreign Affairs
iv. Judaism and the Sasanians (a.): Messianism
v. Judaism and the Sasanians (b.): Pharaoh and Ahasueros in Babylonia
vi. Samuel and Shapur
vii. Judaism and Other Religions
III Jewish Self-Government in Early Sasanian Babylonia
i. The Legacy of Arsacid Times
ii. The Geʾonic Traditions
iii. Mar ʿUkba
iv. Other Traditions on the Exilarchate
v. Shila and Karna
vi. The Administrative and Judicial Functions of Rav and Samuel
vii. The Exilarchate in the Time of Ardashir and Shapur
IV Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (I): Personnel
i. Rav
ii. Samuel
iii. Others
iv. Rabbi and Magus
V Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (II): Theology and Liturgy
i. Ideas about God
ii. Contributions to Liturgy
iii. Prayer and Fasting
iv. Blessings
v. Laws Pertaining to Synagogue Worship
vi. Rav’s Theology
VI Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (III): Biblical Exegesis and History
i. The Pentateuch
ii. The Prophetic Books
iii. The Writings
iv. Heroes of Torah in Biblical Times
v. Tannaitic History
vi. Rav and Samuel as Heirs of R. Akiba and R. Ishmael
vii. Exegesis and History
VII Geography and Population
i. Jewish Settlements in Babylonia
ii. A Population-Estimate
VIII The People and the Law
i. The Problem
ii. Agricultural Offerings
iii. Transfers of Property, Torts, and Damages
iv. Laws of Personal Status
v. Laws on Religious Life
vi. The Rabbis’ Influence
Appendix: Further Exegeses on Exodus and Esther
Supplementary Bibliography
Addenda et Corrigenda ad Volumen I
Index of Biblical and of Talmudic Passages
General Index
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