ISBN:
9789004508286
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XII, 274 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism volume 201
Series Statement:
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2022
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Kugler, Robert A. Resolving disputes in second century BCE Herakleopolis
Keywords:
Egyptian law
;
Jewish law
;
Law
;
Conflict management
;
Conflict management ; Religious aspects ; Judaism
;
Dispute resolution (Law)
;
History
;
Egypt
;
Egypt ; Heracleopolis Magna (Extinct city)
;
Ägypten
;
Hellenismus
;
Jüdisches Recht
;
Geschichte 200-100 v. Chr.
;
Herakleopolis
;
Konfliktlösung
;
Jüdisches Recht
;
Geschichte 200 v. Chr.-100 v. Chr.
Abstract:
Resolving Disputes challenges the consensus that the petitions to the leaders of "the πολίτευμα of the Jews in Herakleopolis" (P.Polit.Iud. 8.4-5) prove that while the Ptolemies granted Jews limited self-governance according to their ancestral traditions, the petitioners nonetheless relied almost exclusively on Ptolemaic Greek law to make their agreements and settle their arguments. Reading the appeals in their proper juridical context, this study shows how these Jewish petitioners in fact made sophisticated use of their ancestral norms, drawing from them principles that complemented and contradicted prevailing Greek law. The Jews appealing to the leaders of the πολίτευμα in Herakleopolis embraced Torah
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Preliminary Material /
,
Copyright page /
,
Preface and Acknowledgements /
,
Introduction /
,
Chapter 2 Reading Petitions, Recovering Legal Reasoning /
,
Chapter 3 Delicts against the Person /
,
Chapter 4 On Marriage and Family /
,
Chapter 5 On Loans, Leases, Sales, and Labor Agreements /
,
Chapter 6 Concluding Reflections /
,
Bibliography /
,
Index of Ancient Sources /
DOI:
10.1163/9789004508286
