reciprocity and solidarity in ancient JudaismSchwartz, Seth.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.HistorynjuPrincetonPrinceton University Press©20102010monographiceng1 online resource (x, 212 pages)How well integrated were Jews in the Mediterranean society controlled by ancient Rome? The Torah's laws seem to constitute a rejection of the reciprocity-based social dependency and emphasis on honor that were customary in the ancient Mediterranean world. But were Jews really a people apart, and outside of this broadly shared culture? Were the Jews a Mediterranean Society? argues that Jewish social relations in antiquity were animated by a core tension between biblical solidarity and exchange-based social values such as patronage, vassalage, formal friendship, and debt slavery. Seth Schwartz's.Reciprocity and solidarity -- The problem with Mediterraneanism -- A God of reciprocity : Torah and social relations in the Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sira -- Josephus : honor, memory, benefaction -- Roman values and the Palestinian rabbis.Seth Schwartz.Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index.a-is---mm-----Criticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcJewsSocial life and customsTo 70 A.DJewsIdentityHistoryTo 1500JewsHistory168 B.C.-135 A.DJudaismHistoryPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.DReciprocity (Psychology)Religious aspectsJudaismSocial interactionPalestineHistoryTo 1500JewsPalestinePolitics and governmentMediterranean RegionIntellectual lifeHISTORYAncientGeneralHISTORYJewishIntellectual lifeJewsJewsIdentityJewsPolitics and governmentJewsSocial life and customsJudaismPost-exilic period (Judaism)Social interactionMediterranean RegionMiddle EastPalestine To 1500 fast DS112 .S39 2010eb933Schwartz, Seth.Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, ©2010(OCoLC)320801236978140083098514008309821282263730978128226373422573/cttv6zd JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286700http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286700N$T09092220200709055226.0ocn437427395eng