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From Charity to Social Justice - The Emergence of Communal Institutions for the Support of the Poor in Ancient Judaism (Paperback)
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From Charity to Social Justice - The Emergence of Communal Institutions for the Support of the Poor in Ancient Judaism (Paperback)
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Every society has had to cope with poverty and the poor.
Traditionally, most scholars have located the origins of modern
philanthropies in the free-grain-distribution schemes common in
ancient Greece and Rome, while most social workers see the history
of philanthropic or welfare institutions as beginning with the
Elizabethan Poor Laws. A few students know that the early Christian
church made provisions for the poor, but few are aware of what
occurred prior to the beginning of Christianity. This volume
provides evidence that contemporary philanthropic and welfare
institutions owe a greater debt to Judaism than to the Greco-Roman
culture.By skillful use of source documents, the author explores
Jewish influence on early Christian charities, seeing it as more
important than previously believed. He traces the evolution of
charitable institutions in ancient Judaism from the days of the
monarchy until the conclusion of the Talmud, a period of about
fifteen hundred years. He demonstrates how responsibility for
support of the poor was initially placed on the individual, with
every farmer obligated to provide for the poor from his field.
Dramatic increases in the number and proportion of poor people made
major structural changes imperative. A theme throughout the book is
how communal institutions evolved in place of individual
responsibility. The change was gradual and not without opposition.
How these changes came about and in what functional areas they
occurred are discussed, as well as an analysis of Jewish support
for the non-Jewish poor and non-Jewish support for the Jewish poor.
In an appendix, the author discusses the philanthropies of the
early Christians.From Charity to Social Justice adds to current
debates on the role of religious institutions in welfare programs.
It will be of particular interest to those who are interested in
the history of philanthropy and in the development of welfare
institutions. For the first time relevant sections of the Talmud
and other post-biblical Jewish writings are made available to those
who cannot read these in the original.
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