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Jerusalem in the time of Jesus :

Jeremias, Joachim, 1900-1979.

Jerusalem in the time of Jesus : an investigation into economic and social conditions during the New Testament period / translated from the German by F.H. and C.H. Cave. - London : SCM Press Ltd., ©1969. - 405 pages ; 22 cm

Original title: Jerusalem zur Zeit Jesu, 3rd edition, published 1962, with author's own revisions to 1967. Includes index.

Industries in Jerusalem Commerce in Jerusalem Foreign visitors in Jerusalem Economic status in Jerusalem- the rich and the wealthy- the middle class and the poor Factors that determined the economic circumstances of the people-economic-geographical-political-religious Part 3-Social Status- the Clergy-the lay nobility-the Scribes-the Pharisee part 4- The maintenance of racial purity- structure of national community-Israel as pure ancestry-Jewish trade-Illegitimate israelites, Gentile Slaves-the Samaritans

0334007623 9780334007623


Bible.--New Testament--History of contemporary events.


Jerusalem--Social life and customs.

DS109.912 / .J413

225.91 JER J