Abstract

Acknowledgments ix Chapter one: Reciprocity and Solidarity 1 Chapter two: The Problem with Mediterraneanism 21 Chapter three: A God of Reciprocity: Torah and Social Relations in the Wisdom of Jesus ben Sira 45 Chapter four: Josephus: Honor, Memory, Benefaction 80 Chapter five: Roman Values and the Palestinian Rabbis 110 Chapter six: Conclusion: Were the Ancient Jews a Mediterranean Society? 166 Appendix: One Ben Sira on the Social Hierarchy 179 Appendix: Two Josephus on Memory and Benefaction 185 Abbreviations 191 Bibliography 193 Index 209

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