Households, sects, and the origins of rabbinic Judaism / by Alexei M. Sivertsev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sivertsev, Alexei, 1973-

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 102.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 102

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Households--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Households.

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

Judaism.

Jewish sects--History--To 1500.

Jewish sects.

Judaism--Social aspects.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-289) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-86829-5

9786610868292

1-4294-5341-9

90-474-0776-8

1-4337-0492-7

OCLC:

476023998

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047407768 DOI