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Catherine Hezser
Based on an understanding of scholasticism as a cross-cultural phenomenon, undertaken by rabbinic, Graeco-Roman, and Christian scholars in late antiquity, this book examines the development of Palestinian rabbinic compilations from…
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This Element examines the use of slavery metaphors in ancient Judaism and Christianity in the context of the social reality of slavery, modern abolitionism, and historical-critical approaches to the ancient…
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This volume focuses on the major issues and debates in the study of Jews and Judaism in late antiquity (3rd to 7th c. C.E.), providing cutting-edge surveys of the state…
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Presents an analysis of Jewish attitudes towards slavery in Hellenistic and Roman times. Against the traditional opinion that after the Babylonian Exile Jews refrained from employing slaves, this book shows…
In Rabbinic Body Language Catherine Hezser examines the literary representation of non-verbal communication within rabbinic circles and in encounters with others in Palestinian rabbinic documents of late antiquity.
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Jews and Health: Tradition, History, Practice investigates the value of health in the Jewish tradition and explores Jewish recommendations and practices to maintain and restore health as a state of…
Catherine Hezser zeigt, dass sich die judische und christliche Kunst der Spatantike in kontinuierlichem Austausch mit und Bezugnahme auf die kunstlerischen Ausdrucksweisen und theologischen Ansichten der jeweils anderen religioesen Gemeinschaft…
Since Judaism has always been seen as the quintessential ‘religion of the book’, a high literacy rate amongst ancient Jews has usually been taken for granted. Catherine Hezser presents the…
An indispensable reference compendium on the day-to-day lives of Jews in the land of Israel in Roman times. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, the Handbook covers all the…
An indispensable reference compendium on the day-to-day lives of Jews in the land of Palestine in Roman times. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, The Handbook covers all the…
Revised version of the author’s thesis (Ph. D.)–Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1992.
The contributions to this volume examine the emergence of ancient Jewish art from the interdisciplinary perspective of scholars in Art and Archaeology, Ancient Judaism and Rabbinics, Patristics and Church History…
This volume continues the studies on the most important source of late antique Judaism, the Talmud Yerushalmi, in relation to its cultural context. The text of the Talmud is juxtaposed…
Ancient Mesopotamian, biblical, rabbinic, and Christian literature was created and transmitted by the intellectual elite and therefore presents their world views and perspectives. This volume investigates for the first time…
