Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I: The Context -- Chapter 2: The Bosporan Region: An Introduction -- A Historical Sketch of the Bosporan Kingdom -- Evidence of Hellenism -- The Jewish Presence in the Bosporus -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Greek Traditions of Manumission -- A Taxonomy of Greek Manumissions -- Sacral Manumissions -- The Motivation behind the Manumission Inscription -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Judaism, Slavery, and Manumission -- Historiography -- Biblical Instruction on Slavery and Manumission -- Jewish Manumission Inscriptions from Outside the Bosporus -- Greco-Roman Jewish Literature on Slavery and Manumission -- Chapter Summary -- Part II: The Bosporan Manumissions -- Chapter 5: An Overview of the Bosporan Manumissions -- The Corpus of Inscriptions -- The Pagan Manumissions -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: The "Most High God" Manumissions -- The Opening Invocation -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oaths -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: The Synagogue Manumissions -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Appendix: Texts and Translations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Moder Authors -- Index of Subjects

Includes Greek inscriptions with English translations.