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Land and economy in ancient Palestine / Jack Pastor.
LIBRA HD129 .P37 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pastor, Jack, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land tenure--Palestine--History.
- Land tenure.
- Land use--Palestine--History.
- Land use.
- Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
- Jews.
- History.
- Palestine--Economic conditions--History.
- Palestine.
- Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 281 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Summary:
- "Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine" is a study of the economic crises throughout the Second Temple Period. It establishes that the single factor of the economy which united all aspects of life in ancient society was land. Through study of a wide variety of sources, including the New Testament and classical authors, Jack Pastor looks at who owned land, and how they came to possess it. He examines the various ramifications of landownership in ancient society to ascertain its effect on livelihoods, government policies and revenues. A special emphasis is placed on debt and famine as social and economic problems with ties to the landholding structure.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-277) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415159601
- OCLC:
- 35397830
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