ISBN:
9780520386907
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (302 p.)
Year of publication:
2022
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Gardner, Gregg, 1976 - Wealth, poverty, and charity in Jewish antiquity
Keywords:
Charity Religious aspects
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Judaism
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Poverty Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Wealth Religious aspects
;
Judaism
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HISTORY / Ancient / General
;
Judentum
;
Reichtum
;
Armut
;
Fürsorge
;
Almosen
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
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
Note:
Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 The Wealth of the Early Rabbis
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Chapter 2 Harvest Allocations for the Poor
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Chapter 3 Charity Laws
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Chapter 4 Giving Mammon (Wealth)
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Chapter 5 Pay for the Giver
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Chapter 6 Charity as an Investment
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Chapter 7 Poverty Relief and the Anxiety of Wealth
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Chapter 8 Some Further Perspectives: Early Christian and Later Rabbinic Traditions
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Index of Ancient Sources
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General Index
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In English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520386907
