Wisdom, Politics, and Historiography - Tractate Avot in the Context of the Graeco-Roman Near East (Hardcover, New)

In third-century CE Palestine, the leading member of the rabbinic movement put together a highly popular wisdom treatise entitled Tractate Avot. Though Avot has inspired hundreds of commentaries, this book marks the first comprehensive effort to situate Avot within the context of the Graeco-Roman Near East. Following his novel interpretation of Avot, Amram Tropper relates the text to ancient Jewish literary paradigms as well as to relevant socio-political, literary, and intellectual streams of the contemporary Near East. Through comparisons to ancient wisdom literature, the Second Sophistic, Greek and Christian historiography, contemporary collections of sayings, and classical Roman jurisprudence, Tropper interprets Avot in light of the local Jewish context as well as the ambient cultural atmosphere of the contemporary Near East.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Oriental Monographs
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	Amram Tropper
Dimensions:	224 x 143 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-926712-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-19-926712-X
Barcode:	9780199267125

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