Abstract
This chapter explores Roman power, which was not simply about the military, but it also took a judicial form. As Clifford Ando has demonstrated, the imperial administrative and judicial system played an important role in the consensual adhesion to Roman rule of provincial populations. The chapter considers one of the factors that made Roman law and jurisdiction particularly challenging for the Jews, beyond its intrinsic connection with Roman rule, which was the Romans' claim that their laws were far superior to those of other peoples. The chapter analyzes the relationship between Roman and Jewish law, comparing them on specific legal issues and pointing out some common features. The Romans were unique in developing law as an independent field of knowledge and technical competence, distinct from religious precepts.
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