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Wisdom, politics, and historiography : Tractate Avot in the context of the Graeco-Roman Near East
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tropper, Amram D., lat, Author.
- Series:
- Oxford oriental monographs.
- Oxford oriental monographs Wisdom, politics, and historiography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity--Talmudic period, 10-425.
- Judaism.
- Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Judaism--History.
- Mishnah. Avot--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Mishnah.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 302 p.).
- Other Title:
- Wisdom, politics, and historiography
- Oxford oriental monographs
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 3rd-century Palestine, the leading member of the rabbinic movement put together a wisdom treatise entitled 'Tractate Avot'. This book is a comprehensive effort to situate Avot within the context of the Graeco-Roman Near East, relating it to socio-political, literary and intellectual streams.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Mishnah. Avot
- ISBN:
- 9780191699184 (ebook) :
- 0191699187 (ebook) :
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