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A History of the Jews in Babylonia II: The Early Sasanian Period (University of South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism)

A History of the Jews in Babylonia II: The Early Sasanian Period (University of South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism)

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A History of the Jews in Babylonia II: The Early Sasanian Period (University of South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism)

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ISBN-13:	9780788506062
Publisher:	University of South Florida
Publication date:	05/03/2000
Series:	University of South Florida Studies Series , #218
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	341
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
	Chronology	xix
	Abbreviations	xxi
I	The Iranian Background	1
i.	The Rise of the Sasanian Dynasty	1
ii.	Sasanian Foreign Policy under Ardashir and Shapur	4
iii.	New Cities	10
iv.	Social-Structure	12
v.	The Sasanian State-Church	14
vi.	Other Religions	19
II	The Sasanians and the Jews	27
i.	Ardashir and the Jews	27
ii.	Ardashir and Judaism	35
iii.	Babylonian Jews and Persian Foreign Affairs	39
iv.	Judaism and the Sasanians (a.): Messianism	52
v.	Judaism and the Sasanians (b.): Pharaoh and Ahasueros in Babylonia	57
vi.	Samuel and Shapur	64
vii.	Judaism and Other Religions	72
III	Jewish Self-Government in Early Sasanian Babylonia	92
i.	The Legacy of Arsacid Times	92
ii.	The Ge'onic Traditions	96
iii.	Mar 'Ukba	98
iv.	Other Traditions on the Exilarchate	107
v.	Shila and Karna	108
vi.	The Administrative and Judicial Functions of Rav and Samuel	111
vii.	The Exilarchate in the Time of Ardashir and Shapur	119
IV	Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (I): Personnel	126
i.	Rav	126
ii.	Samuel	134
iii.	Others	144
iv.	Rabbi and Magus	147
V	Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (II): Theology and Liturgy	151
i.	Ideas about God	151
ii.	Contributions to Liturgy	159
iii.	Prayer and Fasting	168
iv.	Blessings	170
v.	Laws Pertaining to Synagogue Worship	177
vi.	Rav's Theology	180
VI	Rabbinic Judaism in Early Sasanian Babylonia (III): Biblical Exegesis and History	188
i.	The Pentateuch	188
ii.	The Prophetic Books	199
iii.	The Writings	217
iv.	Heroes of Torah in Biblical Times	222
v.	Tannaitic History	229
vi.	Rav and Samuel as Heirs of R. Akiba and R. Ishmael	232
vii.	Exegesis and History	236
VII	Geography and Population	241
i.	Jewish Settlements in Babylonia	241
ii.	A Population-Estimate	246
VIII	The People and the Law	251
i.	The Problem	251
ii.	Agricultural Offerings	260
iii.	Transfers of Property, Torts, and Damages	262
iv.	Laws of Personal Status	268
v.	Laws on Religious Life	274
vi.	The Rabbis' Influence	282
Appendix	Further Exegeses on Exodus and Esther	288
	Supplementary Bibliography	291
	Addenda et Corrigenda ad Volumen I	302
	Index of Biblical and of Talmudic Passages	308
	General Index	322

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