Origins of organized charity in rabbinic judaism, the
Auteur :
Gardner, Gregg E.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107095434
Date de publication :
4 juin 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Charity is a central concept of Judaism and a hallmark of Jewish giving is to provide for the poor in collective and anonymous ways. This book examines the origins of these ideas in the foundational works of rabbinic Judaism, texts from the second to third centuries CE.