Jeremias, Joachim

Jerusalem in the time of Jesus : an investigation into economic and social conditions during the New Testament period/ Joachim Jeremias - Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1969 - xv, 405 p. ; 18 cm.

PART ONE: Economic conditions in the city of Jerusalem -- Industries -- Commerce -- Foreign visitors -- PART TWO: Economic status -- The rich -- The middle class -- The poor -- Decisive factors in determining the economic circumstances of the people of Jerusalem -- PART THREE: Social Status -- The clergy -- The lay nobility -- The Scribes -- The Pharisees -- PART FOUR: The maintenance of racial purity -- The structure of the national community -- Israelites of pure ancestry -- Despised trades and Jewish slaves -- Illegitimate Israelites -- Gentile slaves -- The Samaritans -- The social position of women.

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DS109.912 / .J413 1969