Wisdom, Politics, and Historiography: Tractate Avot in the Context of the Graeco-Roman Near East (Oxford Oriental Monographs)
by Amram D. Tropper
Category: Christianity and other religions

In 3rd-century Palestine, the leading member of the rabbinic movement put together a wisdom treatise entitled 'Tractate Avot'. This book is a comprehensive effort to situate Avot within the context of the Graeco-Roman Near East, relating it to socio-political, literary and intellectual streams.