Wealth, poverty, and charity in Jewish antiquity / Gregg E. Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardner, Gregg, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charity--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Charity.

Wealth--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Wealth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : University of California Press, [2022]

Summary:

Charity is central to the Jewish tradition. In this formative study, Gregg E. Gardner takes on this concept to examine the beginnings of Jewish thought on care for the poor. Focusing on writings of the earliest rabbis from the third century c.e., Gardner shows how the ancient rabbis saw the problem of poverty primarily as questions related to wealth--how it is gained and lost, how it distinguishes rich from poor, and how to convince people to part with their wealth. Contributing to our understanding of the history of religions, Wealth, Poverty, and Charity in Jewish Antiquity demonstrates that a focus on wealth can provide us with a fuller understanding of charity in Jewish thought and the larger world from which Judaism and Christianity emerged.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Wealth of the Early Rabbis

Chapter 2 Harvest Allocations for the Poor

Chapter 3 Charity Laws

Chapter 4 Giving Mammon (Wealth)

Chapter 5 Pay for the Giver

Chapter 6 Charity as an Investment

Chapter 7 Poverty Relief and the Anxiety of Wealth

Chapter 8 Some Further Perspectives: Early Christian and Later Rabbinic Traditions

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Index of Ancient Sources

General Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520386907

0520386906

OCLC:

1269419779