Proximity to Power and Jewish Sectarian Groups of the Ancient Period: A Review of Lifestyle, Values, and Halakha in the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Qumran (Brill Reference Library of Judaism)

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This book presents a fascinating new historical description of Jewish sectarian groups in the ancient period, from the viewpoint of their proximity to power. Lifestyle, values and code of law are examined in the light of political involvement, establishing new perceptions in the dynamics of social groups and sectarianism.

Author(s): Hillel Newman, edited by Ruth Ludlam
Series: Brill Reference Library of Judaism 25
Publisher: BRILL
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 352