Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus

Author: Joachim Jeremias

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9781451411010

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An Investigation into Economic and Social Conditions during the New Testament Period, including: Economic conditions in the city of Jerusalem, economic status, social status, and the maintenance of racial purity.

Holy Men and Hunger Artists
Holy Men and Hunger Artists

Author: Eliezer Diamond

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0195137507

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The existence of ascetic elements within rabbinic Judaism has generally been either overlooked or actually denied. Diamond shows that rabbinic asceticism does indeed exist. This asceticism is mainly secondary, rather than primary, in that the rabbis place no value on self-denial in and of itself.