The Rabbis' King-Parables : Midrash From the Third-Century Roman Empire /
The Rabbis' King-Parables: Midrash From the Third-Century Roman Empire examines the ancient Rabbis at work using parables about kings; parables that reflect the Rabbis' ideas about the role of the ruler in society, and the relationship of humanity to God. It considers the parables as resis...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, NJ :
Gorgias Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Judaism in Context
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The Rabbis' King-Parables: Midrash From the Third-Century Roman Empire examines the ancient Rabbis at work using parables about kings; parables that reflect the Rabbis' ideas about the role of the ruler in society, and the relationship of humanity to God. It considers the parables as resistance literature in light of the work of theorists of dominated groups. It is the first systematic attempt to read the parables as sources for Roman history in over 100 years. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1463222815 9781463222819 |
