The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity
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The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity explores the social position of rabbis in Palestinian (Roman) and Babylonian (Persian) society from the period of the fall of the Temple to late antiquity. Author Richard Kalmin argues that ancient rabbinic sources depict comparable differences between Palestinian and Babylonian rabbinic relationships with non-Rabbis. The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity provides a cultured and stimulating analysis of the role of the sage in late antiquity and sheds new light on rabbinic comments on such diverse topics as biblical heroes and genealogy and lineage.
PrefaceIntroduction1Pt. IHistorical studies251Non-rabbinic Jews272Genealogy513Hasmonean royalty614Bible-reading non-Jews and heretics685Rainmaking75Pt. IIExegetical studies816King David837Moses948Ahitofel101Conclusion110Notes115Bibliography153General index165Index of rabbinic and other ancient sources171
