The origins of organized charity in rabbinic Judaism

This book examines the origins of communal and institutional almsgiving in rabbinic Judaism. It undertakes a close reading of foundational rabbinic texts (Mishnah, Tosefta, Tannaitic Midrashim) and places their discourses on organized giving in their second to third century CE contexts. Gregg E. Gar...

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Main Author: Gardner, Gregg 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015.
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rabbinic Judaism / Poor relief / Welfare / History 1-450
Further subjects:B Charity organization
B Thesis
B Charity laws and legislation (Jewish law)
B Jewish ethics
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Print version: 9781107095434