Jewish slavery in antiquity
By: Catherine Hezser.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
Subjects: Slavery -- History; Slavery -- Social aspects -- Greece; Slavery -- Social aspects -- Rome; Slavery -- Social aspects -- Palestine; Slavery and Judaism; Slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc; Civilization, Greco-Roman; Jews -- Civilization -- To 70 A.D
Description: A comprehensive historical-critical study of Jewish slavery in antiquity, this work compares the Jewish discourse on slavery with Graeco-Roman and Christian attitudes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The status of slaves; title: Pt. II. Slaves and the family; title: Pt. III. Slaves and the economy; title: Pt. IV. The symbolic significance of slavery.