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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2015.
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Rabbinisme
/ Aide sociale
/ Bien-être
/ Histoire 1-450
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Charity organization
B Charity laws and legislation (Jewish law) B Publication universitaire B Jewish ethics |
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Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
Print version: 9781107095434 |
| Résumé: | 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. Gardner finds that Tannaim promoted giving through the soup kitchen (tamhui) and charity fund (quppa), which enabled anonymous and collective support for the poor. This protected the dignity of the poor and provided an alternative to begging, which benefited the community as a whole - poor and non-poor alike. By contrast, later Jewish and Christian writings (from the fourth to fifth centuries) would see organized charity as a means to promote their own religious authority. This book contributes to the study of Jews and Judaism, history of religions, biblical studies, and ethics. Introduction -- The poor and poverty in Roman Palestine -- From vessels to institutions -- Tamhui, The soup kitchen -- Quppa, The Charity Fund -- Charity with dignity -- The Charity Supervisor -- Conclusion: After the Tannaim |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 1316155110 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316155110 |