Class and Power in Roman Palestine - The Socioeconomic Setting of Judaism and Christian Origins

Investigates changing socioeconomic relations in Early Roman Palestine (63 BCE-70 CE). It is the most up-to-date synthesis of archaeological and literary evidence of socioeconomic change in this context and serves as an indispensable resource for students and scholars of ancient Judaism, Christian origins, Roman history, and classical archaeology.

List of contents

1. Urban development and the new elites; 2. Land tenancy and agricultural labor: 'the land is mine'; 3. Taxation: render unto Caesar and the local elites; 4. Economy of the sacred; 5. Material culture from table to grave; Conclusion; Appendix A. Herodian rulers; Appendix B. High priests during the Early Roman period; Appendix C. Palmyra duties (137 CE).

About the author

Anthony Keddie holds a M.A. from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. A former SBL Regional Scholar, Keddie is the author of Revelations of Ideology: Apocalyptic Class Politics in Early Roman Palestine (2018) and co-author of Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt (2018).

Summary

Investigates changing socioeconomic relations in Early Roman Palestine (63 BCE–70 CE). It is the most up-to-date synthesis of archaeological and literary evidence of socioeconomic change in this context and serves as an indispensable resource for students and scholars of ancient Judaism, Christian origins, Roman history, and classical archaeology.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Keddie, Anthony (University of British Columbia Keddie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108713726
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71372-6
• No. of pages: 379
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, Social & cultural history, Christianity, History of Religion, Judaism, Social and cultural history